1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:29,166 --> 00:00:32,542 - Hey. - Good morning, sir. 4 00:00:32,542 --> 00:00:34,250 - Morning, Whitney. - Morning. 5 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,083 - How was your weekend, Hannah? 6 00:00:45,083 --> 00:00:46,333 - It was good. Good morning. 7 00:00:46,333 --> 00:00:47,875 How was yours? - Short. 8 00:00:47,875 --> 00:00:50,166 - This is for you. - Thank you. 9 00:01:16,500 --> 00:01:18,917 - I like to start by taking a few deep breaths 10 00:01:18,917 --> 00:01:22,375 to clear the mind and let go of any apprehensions. 11 00:01:22,375 --> 00:01:24,333 There is no therapy without honesty, 12 00:01:24,333 --> 00:01:25,917 so I like to make a safe place 13 00:01:25,917 --> 00:01:28,333 where everyone can say what s on their mind. 14 00:01:28,333 --> 00:01:30,792 Couples therapy can feel like a trial, 15 00:01:30,792 --> 00:01:34,375 but I m not here to pick sides or to declare a winner. 16 00:01:34,375 --> 00:01:36,208 I m here to help navigate the challenges 17 00:01:36,208 --> 00:01:38,792 and help create a successful relationship. 18 00:01:38,792 --> 00:01:40,166 - So you re a published author, 19 00:01:40,166 --> 00:01:42,041 but you still see clients? 20 00:01:42,041 --> 00:01:44,208 - Yes. My partner, Dr. Stephen Bower, and I 21 00:01:44,208 --> 00:01:46,000 have a practice together. 22 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:47,583 - We re here with bestselling author 23 00:01:47,583 --> 00:01:49,500 of "Learning to Say I Love You" 24 00:01:49,500 --> 00:01:52,709 and relationship therapist Jessica Bender. 25 00:01:52,709 --> 00:01:54,834 So what s next for you? 26 00:01:54,834 --> 00:01:56,750 - I have a new book that I just finished, 27 00:01:56,750 --> 00:01:58,417 and it will be coming out shortly. 28 00:01:58,417 --> 00:01:59,750 - And what s the title? 29 00:01:59,750 --> 00:02:02,250 - "Do I Say I Do?" 30 00:02:18,709 --> 00:02:20,208 - How was the interview? 31 00:02:20,208 --> 00:02:22,959 - Fine, but I m always uncomfortable during interviews. 32 00:02:22,959 --> 00:02:24,667 I m sure you were captivating, 33 00:02:24,667 --> 00:02:26,750 and any publicity is good for the practice. 34 00:02:26,750 --> 00:02:27,875 What are you doing? 35 00:02:27,875 --> 00:02:29,083 I thought you already emailed your manuscript 36 00:02:29,083 --> 00:02:30,291 to Mike and your agent. 37 00:02:30,291 --> 00:02:32,000 - Just looking it over before I meet with Kim. 38 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:33,542 She s the first one to give me feedback 39 00:02:33,542 --> 00:02:36,959 who isn t required to give me a glowing review. 40 00:02:36,959 --> 00:02:38,917 Okay, Stephen, I am off. 41 00:02:38,917 --> 00:02:42,208 I will be back before my next session. 42 00:02:46,250 --> 00:02:47,250 - Thank you. 43 00:02:50,375 --> 00:02:52,041 Mike, Robert Vincent s here. 44 00:02:52,041 --> 00:02:53,792 - Thanks, Hannah. - What is that? 45 00:02:53,792 --> 00:02:55,625 - Jessica Bender s new manuscript. 46 00:02:55,625 --> 00:02:56,750 She emailed it this morning. 47 00:02:56,750 --> 00:02:58,083 - That completes her two-book deal. 48 00:02:58,083 --> 00:03:00,625 No wonder Business Affairs sent over her contract. 49 00:03:00,625 --> 00:03:01,917 This ll be interesting. 50 00:03:01,917 --> 00:03:03,667 I don t know if she wants to sign. 51 00:03:03,667 --> 00:03:06,291 - Well, neither does she. 52 00:03:06,291 --> 00:03:08,041 - You re pretty confident, 53 00:03:08,041 --> 00:03:10,333 considering your past. 54 00:03:10,333 --> 00:03:11,834 - Jessica s a professional. 55 00:03:11,834 --> 00:03:13,500 We ve been good strategic partners. 56 00:03:13,500 --> 00:03:14,792 I m just gonna present her with a fair offer, 57 00:03:14,792 --> 00:03:15,792 and that ll be that. 58 00:03:15,792 --> 00:03:17,583 - And if that doesn t work? 59 00:03:17,583 --> 00:03:19,667 - I ll come up with something. 60 00:03:22,834 --> 00:03:24,500 - I know you have been talking to him. 61 00:03:24,500 --> 00:03:25,792 You re a terrible liar. 62 00:03:25,792 --> 00:03:28,291 You should be ashamed to call yourself an agent. 63 00:03:28,291 --> 00:03:31,208 No, no, Jonah Davis is going to sign with me, 64 00:03:31,208 --> 00:03:33,834 and you are going to rue the day that you took me on! 65 00:03:35,458 --> 00:03:37,000 Okay, honey, love you. 66 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:38,750 I ll see you at home. 67 00:03:38,750 --> 00:03:40,500 Tony and I are competing for a new writer; 68 00:03:40,500 --> 00:03:42,166 young adult, very hot. 69 00:03:42,166 --> 00:03:44,583 It s between us two and the Gilmore Agency. 70 00:03:44,583 --> 00:03:46,333 - It amazes me that you can be happily married 71 00:03:46,333 --> 00:03:48,291 to an agent who works for your biggest competitor. 72 00:03:48,291 --> 00:03:49,458 - It s what keeps things interesting. 73 00:03:49,458 --> 00:03:50,792 Besides, we have one rule: 74 00:03:50,792 --> 00:03:53,041 competition stays in the office. 75 00:03:53,041 --> 00:03:55,417 - So did you read the new book? 76 00:03:55,417 --> 00:03:56,792 - As soon as I got it. 77 00:03:56,792 --> 00:03:58,375 It s different than your last book. 78 00:03:58,375 --> 00:03:59,792 - Different good or different bad? 79 00:03:59,792 --> 00:04:00,792 - Different different. 80 00:04:00,792 --> 00:04:01,834 - Marriage is a big step. 81 00:04:01,834 --> 00:04:03,500 I want to help people make smart decisions 82 00:04:03,500 --> 00:04:05,959 about their partners before they tie the knot. 83 00:04:05,959 --> 00:04:07,792 - Well, you don t want to do too good of a job. 84 00:04:07,792 --> 00:04:09,792 You might write yourself out of future therapy clients. 85 00:04:10,875 --> 00:04:12,333 - Oh, by the way, the Browncroft deal 86 00:04:12,333 --> 00:04:13,875 is coming together quickly. 87 00:04:13,875 --> 00:04:15,125 They are hot to sign you 88 00:04:15,125 --> 00:04:17,000 since you re completing your deal with Mike. 89 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,542 Your last book, it sold well, 90 00:04:18,542 --> 00:04:21,166 but with their resources behind you, 91 00:04:21,166 --> 00:04:22,709 they think you could be big. 92 00:04:22,709 --> 00:04:24,250 - I am just glad with this new book 93 00:04:24,250 --> 00:04:26,625 I am done with my current contract. 94 00:04:26,625 --> 00:04:27,625 - Almost done. 95 00:04:27,625 --> 00:04:28,875 Mike called. 96 00:04:28,875 --> 00:04:30,208 He wants you to go by the office. 97 00:04:30,208 --> 00:04:31,208 - Is that a joke? 98 00:04:31,208 --> 00:04:32,750 I don t have anything to say to him. 99 00:04:32,750 --> 00:04:35,250 Once "Do I Say I Do?" is released, it s over. 100 00:04:35,250 --> 00:04:37,041 - I know he s your ex-boyfriend, 101 00:04:37,041 --> 00:04:38,875 but he is also your publisher. 102 00:04:38,875 --> 00:04:40,083 - Not for long. 103 00:04:40,083 --> 00:04:41,500 Just tell him we re doing the Browncroft offer. 104 00:04:41,500 --> 00:04:45,542 - The Browncroft offer isn t done until it s done. 105 00:04:48,125 --> 00:04:49,417 - You look great, Mr. Vincent. 106 00:04:49,417 --> 00:04:52,834 - I feel like I m doing a life insurance commercial. 107 00:04:52,834 --> 00:04:55,250 - These videos are for our pilot marketing program. 108 00:04:55,250 --> 00:04:56,375 We post them to our website 109 00:04:56,375 --> 00:04:57,709 with links to our digital retailers 110 00:04:57,709 --> 00:05:00,208 to help build excitement about upcoming releases 111 00:05:00,208 --> 00:05:01,583 and push presales. 112 00:05:01,583 --> 00:05:03,208 They break down walls and allow the author 113 00:05:03,208 --> 00:05:05,083 to communicate openly and honestly with their fans. 114 00:05:05,083 --> 00:05:07,250 - Your father never relied on gimmicks. 115 00:05:07,250 --> 00:05:09,375 - I m bringing Pryce Books into the digital age. 116 00:05:09,375 --> 00:05:11,834 - Um, actually, I m gonna need a minute on that, sir. 117 00:05:11,834 --> 00:05:13,500 The camera s having some issues. 118 00:05:13,500 --> 00:05:15,125 - I got to get some air. 119 00:05:18,542 --> 00:05:20,208 - Robert Vincent. 120 00:05:20,208 --> 00:05:22,417 Zach Miller, VP, Marketing and Sales. 121 00:05:22,417 --> 00:05:23,625 - Of course you are. 122 00:05:43,834 --> 00:05:45,291 - So overall our numbers are up, 123 00:05:45,291 --> 00:05:46,959 and the investors like what they see. 124 00:05:46,959 --> 00:05:49,333 They are very close 125 00:05:49,333 --> 00:05:51,291 to giving us a large infusion of capital. 126 00:05:51,291 --> 00:05:53,291 - If we can get them on board, 127 00:05:53,291 --> 00:05:55,375 we can take this company from a boutique publisher 128 00:05:55,375 --> 00:05:56,542 into a major player. 129 00:05:56,542 --> 00:05:59,667 - Well, it is all up to you. 130 00:05:59,667 --> 00:06:02,000 You just need to re-sign Robert and Jessica. 131 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,125 They re our biggest authors and key to this deal. 132 00:06:07,875 --> 00:06:08,917 - Jessica! 133 00:06:08,917 --> 00:06:10,834 - Hannah, it s been forever. 134 00:06:10,834 --> 00:06:12,333 How did we lose touch? 135 00:06:12,333 --> 00:06:14,542 - You ve been working, I ve been working, 136 00:06:14,542 --> 00:06:16,000 and you haven t exactly been coming around 137 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:17,667 since you and Mike, well, you know. 138 00:06:17,667 --> 00:06:19,458 - It looks completely different in here. 139 00:06:19,458 --> 00:06:21,125 - We did some renovations and some expansions, 140 00:06:21,125 --> 00:06:22,750 and Mike s even working with some investors 141 00:06:22,750 --> 00:06:24,834 who want to take the company global. 142 00:06:24,834 --> 00:06:26,458 - Sounds like he s doing really well. 143 00:06:26,458 --> 00:06:27,834 - Not bad for the little publishing house 144 00:06:27,834 --> 00:06:28,834 his father started. 145 00:06:28,834 --> 00:06:30,250 - Mike had some big shoes to fill, 146 00:06:30,250 --> 00:06:32,000 but it looks like he s really going out of his way 147 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:33,750 to distinguish himself. 148 00:06:33,750 --> 00:06:36,166 - I ll tell Mike you re here. You can wait in his office. 149 00:06:38,542 --> 00:06:39,583 - Oh! - Ooh. 150 00:06:39,583 --> 00:06:40,583 - Ooh, ooh, excuse me, Whitney. 151 00:06:40,583 --> 00:06:42,875 Sorry. 152 00:06:42,875 --> 00:06:44,208 Is that the new model? 153 00:06:44,208 --> 00:06:45,250 - Mm-hmm. 154 00:06:45,250 --> 00:06:46,792 - Nice. 155 00:06:46,792 --> 00:06:50,041 5.1-inch screen, quad core processor, 156 00:06:50,041 --> 00:06:52,875 thing s a real beast. 157 00:06:52,875 --> 00:06:54,709 All right, I, um-- 158 00:06:54,709 --> 00:06:55,875 Got to get back. 159 00:06:55,875 --> 00:06:58,041 Can t shoot a video without a camera, right? 160 00:06:58,041 --> 00:06:58,959 - Mm-hmm. 161 00:07:08,667 --> 00:07:11,083 - Jessica, thanks for coming in. 162 00:07:11,083 --> 00:07:14,750 I read "Do I Say I Do?" 163 00:07:14,750 --> 00:07:17,417 Very interesting. Different. 164 00:07:17,417 --> 00:07:19,166 - What do you mean, "different"? - A new take, 165 00:07:19,166 --> 00:07:21,250 breaking down marriage compatibility. 166 00:07:21,250 --> 00:07:22,333 I never knew there were so many rules 167 00:07:22,333 --> 00:07:23,375 before you could fall in love. 168 00:07:23,375 --> 00:07:26,417 - Hence your track record. 169 00:07:26,417 --> 00:07:28,709 - As you know, the delivery of this book 170 00:07:28,709 --> 00:07:31,250 concludes your current two-book contract with Pryce, 171 00:07:31,250 --> 00:07:33,166 but we like what you do, and you re a good seller, 172 00:07:33,166 --> 00:07:35,208 so we want to offer you a new two-book deal. 173 00:07:35,208 --> 00:07:37,041 We can give you a 10% increase on your advance 174 00:07:37,041 --> 00:07:39,583 and promise you full marketing and distribution support. 175 00:07:39,583 --> 00:07:41,166 - Thank you, but I think 176 00:07:41,166 --> 00:07:42,875 we re gonna be entertaining other offers. 177 00:07:42,875 --> 00:07:44,041 - From who? 178 00:07:44,041 --> 00:07:45,417 - Not that it s any of your business, 179 00:07:45,417 --> 00:07:46,667 but Browncroft Press. 180 00:07:46,667 --> 00:07:47,834 - Browncroft? 181 00:07:47,834 --> 00:07:49,250 Why would you want to go with them? 182 00:07:49,250 --> 00:07:50,917 - Because they re a major publisher, 183 00:07:50,917 --> 00:07:53,208 and they ll do wonders for my career? 184 00:07:53,208 --> 00:07:55,250 - Here at Pryce you re family. 185 00:07:55,250 --> 00:07:56,875 - I counsel families for a living. 186 00:07:56,875 --> 00:07:59,834 I can tell when one needs help. 187 00:07:59,834 --> 00:08:01,959 - From what I recall, you broke up with me. 188 00:08:01,959 --> 00:08:04,041 - And as I recall, you really didn t leave me much choice. 189 00:08:04,041 --> 00:08:05,625 - What if I went to 15%? 190 00:08:05,625 --> 00:08:07,125 - I have to go. I have a session. 191 00:08:07,125 --> 00:08:08,125 - 20%. 192 00:08:08,125 --> 00:08:09,250 Wait. 193 00:08:11,917 --> 00:08:13,458 Are you familiar with the publicity section 194 00:08:13,458 --> 00:08:15,542 of your contract? 195 00:08:18,291 --> 00:08:20,208 - He can t do this, can he? 196 00:08:20,208 --> 00:08:21,959 - Well, it s not how the clause is usually applied, 197 00:08:21,959 --> 00:08:24,417 but your contract does state, 198 00:08:24,417 --> 00:08:26,375 "Author must engage in promotional events 199 00:08:26,375 --> 00:08:27,959 as determined by the publisher." 200 00:08:27,959 --> 00:08:30,375 - Mike said the videos were part of a new marketing strategy 201 00:08:30,375 --> 00:08:32,917 to drum up interest and push presales. 202 00:08:32,917 --> 00:08:34,166 - I know you said you were done with Mike, 203 00:08:34,166 --> 00:08:35,375 but this could be good. 204 00:08:35,375 --> 00:08:37,291 Any bump in sales is going to be attractive 205 00:08:37,291 --> 00:08:39,250 to the Browncroft people, 206 00:08:39,250 --> 00:08:40,875 and Mike does have good instincts. 207 00:08:40,875 --> 00:08:42,959 He turned your master thesis into a top-selling 208 00:08:42,959 --> 00:08:43,959 self-help book. 209 00:08:43,959 --> 00:08:45,291 - This isn t about marketing. 210 00:08:45,291 --> 00:08:47,458 He is just trying to hold things up with the Browncroft deal. 211 00:08:47,458 --> 00:08:48,750 - Browncroft? 212 00:08:48,750 --> 00:08:49,750 Nice. 213 00:08:49,750 --> 00:08:51,542 Even their cookbooks get movie deals. 214 00:08:51,542 --> 00:08:53,166 - Tony, what are you doing here? 215 00:08:53,166 --> 00:08:54,417 - Kim s car had to go to the shop this morning, 216 00:08:54,417 --> 00:08:55,709 so I gave her a lift. 217 00:08:55,709 --> 00:08:57,375 We should get going before they close for the day. 218 00:08:57,375 --> 00:08:59,125 - I know your personal relationship with Mike 219 00:08:59,125 --> 00:09:00,917 didn t end on the best note, 220 00:09:00,917 --> 00:09:03,750 but you guys were always good business partners. 221 00:09:06,125 --> 00:09:07,500 - That s what gets me the most. 222 00:09:07,500 --> 00:09:09,583 We see each other for the first time in a year and a half, 223 00:09:09,583 --> 00:09:11,000 the first time since we broke up, 224 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:12,792 and it s like he didn t even care, 225 00:09:12,792 --> 00:09:15,000 like I was just another author. 226 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,834 - Well, he s moved on, and so have you. 227 00:09:17,834 --> 00:09:19,166 - Fine, I ll do it. 228 00:09:34,041 --> 00:09:35,208 - I m about to head out. 229 00:09:35,208 --> 00:09:36,667 Do you need anything else? 230 00:09:36,667 --> 00:09:37,875 - No. 231 00:09:37,875 --> 00:09:39,291 Have a good night. 232 00:09:39,291 --> 00:09:42,417 - So I take it she didn t agree to a new contract? 233 00:09:42,417 --> 00:09:45,333 - No, but I have a plan. 234 00:09:45,333 --> 00:09:47,250 Under the publicity clause in her contract, 235 00:09:47,250 --> 00:09:49,875 I can make her do promotional videos for the book. 236 00:09:49,875 --> 00:09:51,709 I figure if I can keep her around long enough, 237 00:09:51,709 --> 00:09:53,375 I can somehow figure out a way to make her sign. 238 00:09:53,375 --> 00:09:54,625 - That s your plan? 239 00:09:54,625 --> 00:09:56,500 - The only reason she won t sign with me is because, 240 00:09:56,500 --> 00:09:58,375 well, me. 241 00:09:58,375 --> 00:09:59,792 - Jessica is loyal 242 00:09:59,792 --> 00:10:01,875 and she knows you two work well together. 243 00:10:06,125 --> 00:10:07,917 - I lost that Jessica a long time ago. 244 00:10:13,166 --> 00:10:14,208 - Good night. 245 00:10:14,208 --> 00:10:15,208 - Good night. 246 00:10:26,125 --> 00:10:27,542 - You nervous about being on camera 247 00:10:27,542 --> 00:10:28,625 for the promotional video? 248 00:10:28,625 --> 00:10:29,959 - Nervous? No. 249 00:10:29,959 --> 00:10:31,333 Dragged kicking and screaming? 250 00:10:31,333 --> 00:10:32,458 Getting warmer. 251 00:10:32,458 --> 00:10:34,166 - Any promotion that s good for the book 252 00:10:34,166 --> 00:10:36,000 is good for the practice and for us. 253 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,500 - I know. I just thought I was done working with Mike. 254 00:10:38,500 --> 00:10:39,583 - Do you know what you re gonna do yet? 255 00:10:39,583 --> 00:10:42,500 - Mike sent over some approved suggestions, 256 00:10:42,500 --> 00:10:44,333 but if he s gonna make me do a video, 257 00:10:44,333 --> 00:10:46,083 I m gonna do one that will impress the people 258 00:10:46,083 --> 00:10:47,125 at Browncroft. 259 00:10:47,125 --> 00:10:48,625 - What do you have in mind? 260 00:10:48,625 --> 00:10:52,458 - I have an idea for a little couples compatibility exercise, 261 00:10:52,458 --> 00:10:53,667 but I could use some help. 262 00:10:53,667 --> 00:10:54,750 - Of course. 263 00:10:54,750 --> 00:10:55,834 - You don t mind? - Not at all. 264 00:10:55,834 --> 00:10:57,667 Besides, I m curious to meet Mike 265 00:10:57,667 --> 00:10:59,625 after everything that I ve heard. 266 00:11:06,208 --> 00:11:08,625 - Hey. - Hey there. 267 00:11:08,625 --> 00:11:10,458 - Uh, I fixed your printer, by the way. 268 00:11:10,458 --> 00:11:12,125 Also gave it a stern talking-to, 269 00:11:12,125 --> 00:11:13,959 so you shouldn t have any more problems with that. 270 00:11:13,959 --> 00:11:17,583 - I m glad someone finally scared it straight. 271 00:11:17,583 --> 00:11:20,375 Is that a Zoom-Con shirt? 272 00:11:20,375 --> 00:11:21,375 - Uh, yeah. 273 00:11:21,375 --> 00:11:23,250 How do you-- 274 00:11:23,250 --> 00:11:24,625 no way! 275 00:11:24,625 --> 00:11:25,959 - Get out of here. 276 00:11:25,959 --> 00:11:27,500 That s awesome. 277 00:11:27,500 --> 00:11:29,917 Wow, uh, a group of friends of mine, 278 00:11:29,917 --> 00:11:31,500 we go every single year. 279 00:11:31,500 --> 00:11:34,000 We get dressed up in costumes. 280 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:35,834 We do the whole thing. 281 00:11:35,834 --> 00:11:37,834 I feel like it s the one time of year 282 00:11:37,834 --> 00:11:39,917 where you re truly allowed to be as nerdy as you want 283 00:11:39,917 --> 00:11:41,500 without all the embarrassment. 284 00:11:41,500 --> 00:11:43,166 - No, forget that. 285 00:11:43,166 --> 00:11:44,375 I work hard on my costume. 286 00:11:44,375 --> 00:11:45,583 I want to show it off. 287 00:11:46,959 --> 00:11:49,166 Actually, I have some pictures from last year. 288 00:11:49,166 --> 00:11:50,166 Do you want to see? 289 00:11:50,166 --> 00:11:52,291 - Yeah, duh. 290 00:11:52,291 --> 00:11:54,458 - Darn it. - What s wrong? 291 00:11:54,458 --> 00:11:56,083 - My phone keeps doing this thing where it shuts down, 292 00:11:56,083 --> 00:11:57,500 and then I have to restart it. 293 00:11:57,500 --> 00:11:59,333 - Want me to take a look at it? - You don t mind? 294 00:11:59,333 --> 00:12:01,917 - Please, it s the least I could do for a fellow con artist. 295 00:12:01,917 --> 00:12:03,000 - Yeah? 296 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,583 - Wow, that really didn t come out right. 297 00:12:05,583 --> 00:12:06,583 I m sorry. 298 00:12:06,583 --> 00:12:07,583 - It s okay. 299 00:12:07,583 --> 00:12:08,792 - But I ll still take a look at it. 300 00:12:08,792 --> 00:12:10,875 - Thank you. - Sure. 301 00:12:24,125 --> 00:12:25,625 - What s all this? 302 00:12:25,625 --> 00:12:28,041 - Setting up my video. 303 00:12:28,041 --> 00:12:29,667 - Setting up for what? I didn t approve this. 304 00:12:29,667 --> 00:12:30,834 - I came up with my own idea. 305 00:12:30,834 --> 00:12:32,041 - The videos we re doing already work. 306 00:12:32,041 --> 00:12:33,041 Presales are up. 307 00:12:33,041 --> 00:12:34,208 - Well, this is what I m doing. 308 00:12:34,208 --> 00:12:36,083 Take it or leave it. 309 00:12:36,083 --> 00:12:38,083 And I ll also be working with a partner. 310 00:12:40,041 --> 00:12:41,041 Stephen? 311 00:12:41,041 --> 00:12:42,917 - Jessica, I m so sorry. 312 00:12:42,917 --> 00:12:44,208 - What s wrong? Where are you? 313 00:12:44,208 --> 00:12:45,583 - At the office. 314 00:12:45,583 --> 00:12:48,333 I just got an urgent referral for an emergency session. 315 00:12:48,333 --> 00:12:49,792 - This is a two-person exercise. 316 00:12:49,792 --> 00:12:51,000 When do you think you can get here? 317 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,291 - That s the thing. 318 00:12:52,291 --> 00:12:53,667 I don t think I m gonna make it. 319 00:12:53,667 --> 00:12:55,792 - I guess I ll just see you later then. 320 00:12:55,792 --> 00:12:57,375 Bye. - Bye. 321 00:13:01,959 --> 00:13:03,041 - Action. 322 00:13:03,041 --> 00:13:04,917 - Hi, I m Jessica Bender, 323 00:13:04,917 --> 00:13:07,583 relationship therapist and author of the upcoming book, 324 00:13:07,583 --> 00:13:09,041 "Do I Say I Do?" 325 00:13:09,041 --> 00:13:11,458 Today we re going to be talking about marriage. 326 00:13:11,458 --> 00:13:15,542 Joining me in this demonstration is my assistant, Mike. 327 00:13:15,542 --> 00:13:17,709 - Partner. 328 00:13:17,709 --> 00:13:19,542 - In the first chapter of my new book, 329 00:13:19,542 --> 00:13:21,083 I refer to marriage as a painting 330 00:13:21,083 --> 00:13:24,458 that you and your partner create together. 331 00:13:24,458 --> 00:13:26,375 You bring your own colors, your own styles, 332 00:13:26,375 --> 00:13:29,083 but you have to work together towards the same goal 333 00:13:29,083 --> 00:13:32,583 to create an image that is balanced and harmonious. 334 00:13:41,083 --> 00:13:43,750 You ll paint many pictures over the course of your marriage, 335 00:13:43,750 --> 00:13:47,583 which will then become the gallery of your lives. 336 00:13:47,583 --> 00:13:49,417 - Or sometimes you only get a few pictures out 337 00:13:49,417 --> 00:13:51,917 before the other person picks up and heads to a new gallery. 338 00:13:51,917 --> 00:13:54,583 - Yes, sometimes people do change galleries. 339 00:13:54,583 --> 00:13:56,959 Then again, some never even make it to the opening. 340 00:13:56,959 --> 00:13:58,750 - Managing a gallery takes work. 341 00:13:58,750 --> 00:14:01,083 Sometimes you have to choose between keeping the gallery open 342 00:14:01,083 --> 00:14:02,500 or making the artist happy. 343 00:14:02,500 --> 00:14:04,333 - You don t have to make all the artists happy, 344 00:14:04,333 --> 00:14:06,709 just the featured artist. 345 00:14:06,709 --> 00:14:07,959 - Still, they don t have to take 346 00:14:07,959 --> 00:14:10,125 all the supplies you ve given them and leave. 347 00:14:10,125 --> 00:14:11,792 - If they wanted the artist to stay, 348 00:14:11,792 --> 00:14:13,792 they should have closed the gallery once in a while 349 00:14:13,792 --> 00:14:14,792 and showed it. 350 00:14:14,792 --> 00:14:15,959 - Maybe the gallery was busy 351 00:14:15,959 --> 00:14:17,458 trying to be the best gallery it could be. 352 00:14:17,458 --> 00:14:19,959 - Then they never should have started painting! 353 00:14:28,291 --> 00:14:31,375 And with any work of art, 354 00:14:31,375 --> 00:14:35,000 you can t create a masterpiece without spilling a little paint. 355 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,667 Thank you. I m Jessica Bender. 356 00:14:40,792 --> 00:14:42,709 Hey, how d it go? 357 00:14:44,834 --> 00:14:46,458 - About as well as expected. 358 00:14:46,458 --> 00:14:47,667 - What happened? 359 00:14:47,667 --> 00:14:50,125 - Stephen couldn t make it, so Mike stepped in. 360 00:14:50,125 --> 00:14:52,667 Clearly some things can t be faked. 361 00:14:52,667 --> 00:14:55,333 - So that s your promotional video? 362 00:14:55,333 --> 00:14:57,208 - No, fortunately, Mike agreed 363 00:14:57,208 --> 00:14:59,625 that any video in which I looked like an idiot 364 00:14:59,625 --> 00:15:00,875 didn t help either of us, 365 00:15:00,875 --> 00:15:03,375 so I agreed to do one more video, 366 00:15:03,375 --> 00:15:07,875 and he agreed that this would never see the light of day. 367 00:15:07,875 --> 00:15:08,959 I am a therapist. 368 00:15:08,959 --> 00:15:11,917 How can he still get under my skin like this? 369 00:15:11,917 --> 00:15:13,959 - You guys were quite the couple. 370 00:15:13,959 --> 00:15:15,750 I was even heartbroken when you broke up. 371 00:15:15,750 --> 00:15:18,583 - It felt hypocritical being honored on a paper 372 00:15:18,583 --> 00:15:21,333 about remembering relationship priorities 373 00:15:21,333 --> 00:15:23,375 when my own boyfriend stood me up. Again. 374 00:15:23,375 --> 00:15:25,041 - I know he was late to the ceremony, 375 00:15:25,041 --> 00:15:26,709 but is that really the reason? 376 00:15:26,709 --> 00:15:29,041 - No. 377 00:15:29,041 --> 00:15:30,542 Mike was always driven at work, 378 00:15:30,542 --> 00:15:32,750 trying to impress his father, 379 00:15:32,750 --> 00:15:34,542 but by the end it felt like work 380 00:15:34,542 --> 00:15:38,542 was the only thing that mattered. 381 00:15:38,542 --> 00:15:43,083 At least I got out of that before it was too late. 382 00:15:43,083 --> 00:15:44,625 - Maybe the gallery was busy trying to be the best gallery 383 00:15:44,625 --> 00:15:46,000 it could be. 384 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,125 - Then maybe they shouldn t have started painting. 385 00:15:47,125 --> 00:15:48,917 - Managing a gallery takes work. 386 00:15:48,917 --> 00:15:50,000 Sometimes you have to choose 387 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:51,083 between keeping the gallery open 388 00:15:51,083 --> 00:15:52,542 and making the artist happy. 389 00:15:52,542 --> 00:15:54,375 - If they wanted the artist to stay, the galleryand 390 00:15:54,375 --> 00:15:55,750 - What are you watching? 391 00:15:55,750 --> 00:15:56,792 - Should have closed once in a while and showed it. 392 00:15:56,792 --> 00:15:58,750 - Oh, um, footage from the video 393 00:15:58,750 --> 00:16:01,583 that Mr. Pryce and Jessica Bender made. 394 00:16:07,417 --> 00:16:09,125 - You re not gonna post that, are you? 395 00:16:09,125 --> 00:16:10,250 - No way. 396 00:16:10,250 --> 00:16:13,250 Oh, by the way, I fixed your phone. 397 00:16:13,250 --> 00:16:14,375 - You re kidding. 398 00:16:16,917 --> 00:16:18,542 Um, how much do I owe you? 399 00:16:18,542 --> 00:16:19,583 - Eh, don t worry about it. 400 00:16:19,583 --> 00:16:20,583 It was nothing. 401 00:16:20,583 --> 00:16:21,875 - Thanks. - Mm-hmm. 402 00:16:21,875 --> 00:16:23,291 - Trip was fun for a while, 403 00:16:23,291 --> 00:16:25,458 but then he got too clingy. 404 00:16:25,458 --> 00:16:29,500 I m just sick of dating the same kind of guy over and over again. 405 00:16:29,500 --> 00:16:31,458 I need a change. 406 00:16:33,542 --> 00:16:36,834 - So are you gonna ask her out or what? 407 00:16:36,834 --> 00:16:38,959 - What are you talking about? 408 00:16:38,959 --> 00:16:40,208 I want to ask her out, 409 00:16:40,208 --> 00:16:43,125 but it s like we re from a different world. 410 00:16:43,125 --> 00:16:45,625 I don t even know what girls like that are into. 411 00:16:45,625 --> 00:16:46,792 Maybe you could help me out. 412 00:16:46,792 --> 00:16:48,542 - You want me to get Whitney to go out with you? 413 00:16:48,542 --> 00:16:51,667 - No, no, just, you know, help me talk to her. 414 00:16:51,667 --> 00:16:52,792 - I guess I could help. 415 00:16:52,792 --> 00:16:55,625 I mean, I do owe you one for the phone anyway. 416 00:16:55,625 --> 00:16:57,542 - Oh, thank you. 417 00:16:57,542 --> 00:16:58,625 - Mm-hmm. 418 00:17:03,166 --> 00:17:04,458 - Hey, Mike. 419 00:17:06,834 --> 00:17:08,792 Did you change your clothes? 420 00:17:08,792 --> 00:17:10,166 - Long story. 421 00:17:10,166 --> 00:17:11,500 The short version is we can t use the video with Jessica, 422 00:17:11,500 --> 00:17:12,709 but she s gonna shoot another one. 423 00:17:12,709 --> 00:17:13,875 - And her contract? 424 00:17:13,875 --> 00:17:15,166 - One step at a time. 425 00:17:15,166 --> 00:17:17,083 - All right. 426 00:17:17,083 --> 00:17:18,667 The numbers are in for this quarter. 427 00:17:18,667 --> 00:17:20,417 Let s make this work. 428 00:17:24,792 --> 00:17:26,542 Hey, Connor? 429 00:17:26,542 --> 00:17:27,625 - Hey. 430 00:17:27,625 --> 00:17:29,709 - Is that the video from today? 431 00:17:29,709 --> 00:17:32,375 - I--yeah, yeah, I was just about to shut it down. 432 00:17:32,375 --> 00:17:33,875 - Mind if I watch? 433 00:17:33,875 --> 00:17:36,333 - No, no, go ahead. 434 00:17:36,333 --> 00:17:39,834 Um, I m just gonna continue packing up, okay? 435 00:17:39,834 --> 00:17:41,834 Just make sure you shut down the computer when you re done. 436 00:17:41,834 --> 00:17:44,375 - All right. - All right, cool. 437 00:17:48,583 --> 00:17:51,250 - Oh. 438 00:17:51,250 --> 00:17:54,083 Oh, now, this is good. 439 00:18:00,041 --> 00:18:01,542 - Hi, I m Jessica Bender, 440 00:18:01,542 --> 00:18:04,208 relationship therapist and author of the upcoming book, 441 00:18:04,208 --> 00:18:05,709 "Do I Say I Do?" 442 00:18:05,709 --> 00:18:08,375 Today we re going to be talking about marriage. 443 00:18:10,917 --> 00:18:12,375 - Every night it s the same thing. 444 00:18:14,709 --> 00:18:15,917 It s like I don t even exist. 445 00:18:15,917 --> 00:18:16,917 - I work hard. - We don t talk. 446 00:18:16,917 --> 00:18:17,917 We don t go out. 447 00:18:17,917 --> 00:18:19,750 We used to have a nice relationship. 448 00:18:19,750 --> 00:18:21,000 Now it s like he s married to the remote. 449 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:22,500 - And is that too much to ask? 450 00:18:22,500 --> 00:18:24,166 - Okay, one at a time. 451 00:18:26,333 --> 00:18:27,583 - Dinner, a movie. 452 00:18:27,583 --> 00:18:30,542 - But when I do it, I m encroaching on date night. 453 00:18:30,542 --> 00:18:31,875 I mean, seriously, date night? 454 00:18:33,750 --> 00:18:37,417 - Obviously we have some issues, 455 00:18:37,417 --> 00:18:42,208 but you both cared enough to take the time before work 456 00:18:42,208 --> 00:18:45,458 to come in, so with a structured program 457 00:18:45,458 --> 00:18:48,375 of honesty, communication, and trust exercises, 458 00:18:48,375 --> 00:18:52,250 I am confident I can help you guys get back on track. 459 00:18:56,709 --> 00:18:58,750 - I m leaving in just one minute. 460 00:18:58,750 --> 00:19:01,208 Okay, has Jonah Davis made a decision yet? 461 00:19:01,208 --> 00:19:04,500 All right, well, schedule a lunch before--same as before. 462 00:19:04,500 --> 00:19:06,917 That is two dozen, 463 00:19:06,917 --> 00:19:11,583 uh-huh, and the card should read "To my lovely wife." 464 00:19:11,583 --> 00:19:14,458 Okay, thanks. Bye. 465 00:19:14,458 --> 00:19:15,583 You weren t supposed to hear that. 466 00:19:15,583 --> 00:19:16,917 - Of course not. 467 00:19:16,917 --> 00:19:19,709 You were scheduling a meeting with Jonah Davis. 468 00:19:19,709 --> 00:19:21,208 - It was just a quick call. 469 00:19:21,208 --> 00:19:23,792 - What s the rule, hmm? 470 00:19:23,792 --> 00:19:25,333 - Competition stays in the office. 471 00:19:25,333 --> 00:19:26,625 - Don t cross me. 472 00:19:26,625 --> 00:19:29,041 I know where you live. 473 00:19:30,166 --> 00:19:31,709 - Who s that? 474 00:19:31,709 --> 00:19:33,792 - It s a text from my assistant. 475 00:19:36,291 --> 00:19:38,959 Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 476 00:19:41,542 --> 00:19:43,125 - Hi, Kim. - Are you sitting down? 477 00:19:43,125 --> 00:19:44,125 - No. 478 00:19:44,125 --> 00:19:45,834 - Then lean up against something. 479 00:19:45,834 --> 00:19:47,166 Do you remember the video 480 00:19:47,166 --> 00:19:48,875 that was never supposed to see the light of day? 481 00:19:48,875 --> 00:19:51,166 - Yeah. - It s online. 482 00:19:53,667 --> 00:19:56,041 - I know this is not in your wheelhouse, Mr. Vincent, 483 00:19:56,041 --> 00:19:58,000 but I think the videos turned out well. 484 00:19:58,000 --> 00:19:59,667 - I think I look like a trained monkey. 485 00:19:59,667 --> 00:20:01,417 - I know it s different than how my father ran things, 486 00:20:01,417 --> 00:20:03,333 but the dynamics of publishing are changing. 487 00:20:03,333 --> 00:20:05,125 - You know, I did ten books with your father, 488 00:20:05,125 --> 00:20:07,166 and let me tell you something I ve learned. 489 00:20:07,166 --> 00:20:09,333 Things don t change. 490 00:20:09,333 --> 00:20:10,500 People change them. 491 00:20:10,500 --> 00:20:12,542 - Mr. Vincent, we can discuss this further, 492 00:20:12,542 --> 00:20:14,542 but we also need to talk about your new contract. 493 00:20:14,542 --> 00:20:16,667 - All right, I ll be at the cabin for a few more days. 494 00:20:16,667 --> 00:20:18,375 Come on out. We ll talk about the contract. 495 00:20:18,375 --> 00:20:20,333 - Great, thank you. See you soon. 496 00:20:23,834 --> 00:20:26,083 How s it going? - You snake. 497 00:20:26,083 --> 00:20:28,000 You rat. How could you do that? 498 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:29,166 - I beg your pardon? 499 00:20:29,166 --> 00:20:30,750 - You posted the video. 500 00:20:30,750 --> 00:20:32,458 - What are you talking about? We didn t post it. 501 00:20:32,458 --> 00:20:33,709 Connor? 502 00:20:33,709 --> 00:20:35,041 - Uh, no, no, 503 00:20:35,041 --> 00:20:36,709 I just did a quick cut and saved it to the server. 504 00:20:36,709 --> 00:20:38,625 - Then how? 505 00:20:38,625 --> 00:20:40,375 - I did it. 506 00:20:40,375 --> 00:20:43,458 Zach Miller, VP, Marketing and Sales. 507 00:20:43,458 --> 00:20:44,875 - You did? Why? 508 00:20:44,875 --> 00:20:46,709 - The videos were great, 509 00:20:46,709 --> 00:20:49,709 fun, active, full of personality. 510 00:20:49,709 --> 00:20:51,875 You said you wanted the authors to communicate honestly 511 00:20:51,875 --> 00:20:52,875 with their fans. 512 00:20:52,875 --> 00:20:54,208 Well, this was honest. 513 00:20:54,208 --> 00:20:56,375 It s already had 20,000 hits, 514 00:20:56,375 --> 00:20:58,542 5,000 in the last hour alone. 515 00:20:58,542 --> 00:21:00,166 - I look like a fool. 516 00:21:00,166 --> 00:21:01,834 - No, you re a hit. 517 00:21:01,834 --> 00:21:04,458 Presales of your book are through the roof. 518 00:21:09,291 --> 00:21:10,291 - 12 videos. 519 00:21:10,291 --> 00:21:11,458 - I don t have time for that. 520 00:21:11,458 --> 00:21:12,834 Three. 521 00:21:12,834 --> 00:21:15,417 - These videos benefit you just as much as they benefit me. 522 00:21:15,417 --> 00:21:16,917 Ten. - Ten? 523 00:21:16,917 --> 00:21:18,583 I have a practice to run. 524 00:21:18,583 --> 00:21:19,625 - You re worried about a little practice 525 00:21:19,625 --> 00:21:21,166 when you have a potential bestseller? 526 00:21:21,166 --> 00:21:23,166 - Seven videos. 527 00:21:23,166 --> 00:21:24,208 - Deal. 528 00:21:24,208 --> 00:21:25,625 - And I have conditions. 529 00:21:25,625 --> 00:21:26,750 I have a professional image, 530 00:21:26,750 --> 00:21:28,875 so no making me look bad or foolish. 531 00:21:28,875 --> 00:21:30,083 - Fine. 532 00:21:30,083 --> 00:21:31,375 I ll leave that entirely up to you. 533 00:21:31,375 --> 00:21:32,750 - And I want to work with Stephen. I d-- 534 00:21:32,750 --> 00:21:34,709 - Funny, that was gonna be one of my conditions too. 535 00:21:34,709 --> 00:21:36,083 - Then I guess that s it. 536 00:21:45,166 --> 00:21:47,875 - The key here is to play to your strengths. 537 00:21:47,875 --> 00:21:49,834 - Have you seen Whitney s ex? 538 00:21:49,834 --> 00:21:51,875 He s, like, rich and handsome. 539 00:21:51,875 --> 00:21:54,834 - Rich and handsome do not count for as much as you think. 540 00:21:54,834 --> 00:21:56,959 - Neither does smart and funny in my experience. 541 00:21:56,959 --> 00:21:58,458 - You know what? You re a great guy, 542 00:21:58,458 --> 00:22:00,000 and you treat people nicely. 543 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:01,458 That is what s most important. 544 00:22:01,458 --> 00:22:03,291 - Yeah, if only I could convince Whitney of that. 545 00:22:03,291 --> 00:22:05,500 - You have a lot more going for you 546 00:22:05,500 --> 00:22:08,625 than you think, trust me. 547 00:22:08,625 --> 00:22:10,875 - Your father was so accomplished. It s impressive. 548 00:22:10,875 --> 00:22:11,875 - The fonts for your book are in. 549 00:22:11,875 --> 00:22:14,041 Can you have a look? 550 00:22:14,041 --> 00:22:15,625 I like the spacing on this one, 551 00:22:15,625 --> 00:22:18,542 but I prefer this for the chapter titles. 552 00:22:18,542 --> 00:22:19,959 - I agree. 553 00:22:24,125 --> 00:22:26,792 This is a great picture of you and your father. 554 00:22:26,792 --> 00:22:27,959 - Thanks. 555 00:22:27,959 --> 00:22:29,083 I think it s one of the only photos 556 00:22:29,083 --> 00:22:30,583 where the two of us are almost smiling. 557 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:33,709 I used to love his library, 558 00:22:33,709 --> 00:22:36,333 all those rare books and first editions. 559 00:22:36,333 --> 00:22:38,250 He used to let me borrow anything I wanted, 560 00:22:38,250 --> 00:22:40,333 and I think I read his copy of "Carter s Playhouse" 561 00:22:40,333 --> 00:22:42,333 about 20 times. 562 00:22:42,333 --> 00:22:43,792 - He liked you. 563 00:22:43,792 --> 00:22:45,250 He always said he was gonna give you that book. 564 00:22:45,250 --> 00:22:46,917 I ll dig it up one of these days. 565 00:22:46,917 --> 00:22:48,542 - Where are his books? 566 00:22:48,542 --> 00:22:50,417 - Storage. 567 00:22:56,625 --> 00:22:59,500 - So with a little bit of planning and some discipline, 568 00:22:59,500 --> 00:23:01,667 couples can learn to balance the budget 569 00:23:01,667 --> 00:23:03,500 and manage their household. 570 00:23:05,542 --> 00:23:07,333 - Was that rehearsal as boring as it looked? 571 00:23:07,333 --> 00:23:08,333 - I don t know. 572 00:23:08,333 --> 00:23:10,000 I fell asleep halfway through. 573 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:11,166 - We need to do something. 574 00:23:13,667 --> 00:23:16,458 - I ve got a friend that owes me a favor. 575 00:23:16,458 --> 00:23:17,834 I ll get rid of Stephen. 576 00:23:17,834 --> 00:23:20,375 You pump some life into this video. 577 00:23:22,291 --> 00:23:23,875 - Are we ready to shoot this? 578 00:23:23,875 --> 00:23:26,500 - Yeah, good rehearsal. 579 00:23:26,500 --> 00:23:28,166 Just give us a second to take care of some things 580 00:23:28,166 --> 00:23:30,291 and check the settings on the camera. 581 00:23:33,500 --> 00:23:35,667 - Hey, Stephen, is that your car out front? 582 00:23:35,667 --> 00:23:36,917 I think it s getting towed. 583 00:23:36,917 --> 00:23:38,083 - They re towing my car? 584 00:23:38,083 --> 00:23:41,041 - Yeah, you should take care of that. 585 00:23:41,041 --> 00:23:43,000 I m sure he ll be right back. 586 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,000 - Ugh, stupid computer! 587 00:23:50,834 --> 00:23:53,000 - This is your chance. 588 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:54,041 Go help her. 589 00:23:54,041 --> 00:23:55,792 - Just--just go over there? 590 00:23:55,792 --> 00:23:57,709 - Would you rather wait for the computer to come to you? 591 00:23:57,709 --> 00:23:59,375 Go. 592 00:24:01,750 --> 00:24:03,083 Go. 593 00:24:08,834 --> 00:24:10,917 - Computer problems? 594 00:24:10,917 --> 00:24:12,166 - Yeah, the problem is 595 00:24:12,166 --> 00:24:14,583 this stupid thing doesn t work. 596 00:24:14,583 --> 00:24:15,667 I-I don t know what I did wrong. 597 00:24:15,667 --> 00:24:19,750 - You probably didn t do anything wrong. 598 00:24:19,750 --> 00:24:22,750 You see, computers are programmed by humans, 599 00:24:22,750 --> 00:24:25,458 so they re subject to human error. 600 00:24:25,458 --> 00:24:27,917 I know it s frustrating, but fortunately 601 00:24:27,917 --> 00:24:31,083 there are humans like me who know how to fix them 602 00:24:31,083 --> 00:24:34,959 and get the original human back to working again. 603 00:24:37,625 --> 00:24:39,375 All right, back to normal, 604 00:24:39,375 --> 00:24:42,000 and I even saved the original document that you were... 605 00:24:46,083 --> 00:24:47,542 - You can do that on your phone? 606 00:24:47,542 --> 00:24:48,583 - Yeah. 607 00:24:54,792 --> 00:24:55,792 It was fun. 608 00:24:55,792 --> 00:24:56,792 - It ll be a while. 609 00:24:56,792 --> 00:24:58,250 Stephen went to the impound. 610 00:24:58,250 --> 00:24:59,917 - I guess you can come back and spend the rest of the day 611 00:24:59,917 --> 00:25:01,750 with me tomorrow, 612 00:25:01,750 --> 00:25:03,959 or if you d like, 613 00:25:03,959 --> 00:25:06,250 I could step in and play the part of your boyfriend 614 00:25:06,250 --> 00:25:10,625 just for the purpose of the video. 615 00:25:13,375 --> 00:25:17,083 Balancing a household budget can be a tricky experience 616 00:25:17,083 --> 00:25:19,500 for young couples merging expenses. 617 00:25:19,500 --> 00:25:20,959 In chapter four of my book 618 00:25:20,959 --> 00:25:23,792 I explain how you can help visualize this process 619 00:25:23,792 --> 00:25:28,000 by creating envelopes with each area of expenditure, 620 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,625 and you can use board game money to swap around until-- 621 00:25:30,625 --> 00:25:31,625 what are you doing? 622 00:25:31,625 --> 00:25:34,333 - Reallocating some of our funds. 623 00:25:34,333 --> 00:25:35,959 You hardly had any in entertainment. 624 00:25:35,959 --> 00:25:37,542 - Well, we can discuss it, 625 00:25:37,542 --> 00:25:40,667 although financial planners recommend 626 00:25:40,667 --> 00:25:42,917 10% of income goes to savings. 627 00:25:42,917 --> 00:25:43,917 - We used to have fun. 628 00:25:43,917 --> 00:25:45,834 Now it s all scrimp and save. 629 00:25:45,834 --> 00:25:47,959 - Obviously this is just a demonstration 630 00:25:47,959 --> 00:25:50,166 of a conversation a real couple might have, 631 00:25:50,166 --> 00:25:52,166 but it does bring up the importance of 632 00:25:52,166 --> 00:25:55,959 responsible choices in joint decisions. 633 00:25:55,959 --> 00:25:57,834 - So spending this much at the hair salon every month 634 00:25:57,834 --> 00:25:59,041 is responsible? 635 00:25:59,041 --> 00:26:00,333 - It is if it s budgeted, 636 00:26:00,333 --> 00:26:01,792 but if you re worried about finances, 637 00:26:01,792 --> 00:26:04,250 you could always cut back on your video games. 638 00:26:04,250 --> 00:26:05,583 - What about your shoe collection? 639 00:26:05,583 --> 00:26:07,500 - Or your car washes. 640 00:26:07,500 --> 00:26:09,375 - Your lattes. 641 00:26:09,375 --> 00:26:10,834 - Electronics. 642 00:26:10,834 --> 00:26:12,792 - Let s see how concerned you are about a budget 643 00:26:12,792 --> 00:26:15,959 when it comes down to getting a engagement ring. 644 00:26:23,125 --> 00:26:24,125 - You know what? 645 00:26:24,125 --> 00:26:26,208 Spend it however you want. 646 00:26:28,083 --> 00:26:30,333 - Is this all we make? 647 00:26:33,041 --> 00:26:36,000 - Okay, so that didn t go quite as well as I d hoped. 648 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:37,000 - Are you kidding? 649 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:39,250 She barely even noticed me. 650 00:26:39,250 --> 00:26:40,750 I mean, what was I thinking, huh? 651 00:26:40,750 --> 00:26:42,875 That I would take Whitney to Zoom-Con? 652 00:26:42,875 --> 00:26:45,625 That we d dress up in costumes? 653 00:26:45,625 --> 00:26:46,667 I m a tech guy. 654 00:26:46,667 --> 00:26:48,875 She s, like, a supermodel. 655 00:26:48,875 --> 00:26:50,667 - Okay, I have an idea, 656 00:26:50,667 --> 00:26:52,166 but I have to warn you, 657 00:26:52,166 --> 00:26:56,083 it s a little radical. 658 00:26:56,083 --> 00:26:57,417 - ...demonstration of a conversation 659 00:26:57,417 --> 00:26:59,208 a real couple might have, but it does bring up... 660 00:26:59,208 --> 00:27:00,667 This is a disaster. 661 00:27:00,667 --> 00:27:02,000 - I m really sorry I had to leave. 662 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:03,291 I was parked legally. 663 00:27:03,291 --> 00:27:04,750 The tow truck driver must have made a mistake. 664 00:27:04,750 --> 00:27:05,750 - Yeah, right. 665 00:27:05,750 --> 00:27:07,000 I m guessing Mike set it up 666 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,583 because he wanted to turn the video into a circus. 667 00:27:09,583 --> 00:27:10,750 Look at these comments. 668 00:27:10,750 --> 00:27:12,458 "Hysterical." "These guys are a riot." 669 00:27:12,458 --> 00:27:13,750 "Is this book funny?" 670 00:27:13,750 --> 00:27:15,542 No, it s serious! 671 00:27:15,542 --> 00:27:17,083 - Mike s really got you worked up. 672 00:27:17,083 --> 00:27:18,917 - Can you blame me? 673 00:27:18,917 --> 00:27:21,208 He s making me look ridiculous. 674 00:27:21,208 --> 00:27:23,709 Next time you and I are glued to each other. 675 00:27:23,709 --> 00:27:24,709 - This isn t like you. 676 00:27:24,709 --> 00:27:26,375 You re usually so calm. 677 00:27:26,375 --> 00:27:29,125 You clearly have some unresolved issues with Mike. 678 00:27:29,125 --> 00:27:30,125 Maybe it s time to address them. 679 00:27:30,125 --> 00:27:31,500 - There are no issues. 680 00:27:31,500 --> 00:27:33,083 He just likes to push my buttons. 681 00:27:33,083 --> 00:27:35,083 - You re a relationship therapist. 682 00:27:35,083 --> 00:27:38,291 What would you tell yourself if you were one of your clients? 683 00:27:38,291 --> 00:27:40,625 - I would say to talk it out 684 00:27:40,625 --> 00:27:43,333 and try to reach a mutual understanding. 685 00:27:43,333 --> 00:27:45,083 - So? 686 00:27:45,083 --> 00:27:46,458 There you go. 687 00:27:46,458 --> 00:27:48,500 I think we ve made some really great progress here today. 688 00:27:49,625 --> 00:27:51,667 Besides, this is great publicity for the book. 689 00:27:51,667 --> 00:27:53,583 I think you should do the rest of the videos with Mike. 690 00:27:53,583 --> 00:27:55,333 - What? - We ll talk later. 691 00:27:55,333 --> 00:27:56,625 Your clients are here. 692 00:28:07,166 --> 00:28:09,125 - It s about time. 693 00:28:09,125 --> 00:28:10,500 We re gonna be late for the movie. 694 00:28:10,500 --> 00:28:12,917 - Just give me five minutes to change my clothes. 695 00:28:51,917 --> 00:28:54,125 - Wow. 696 00:28:54,125 --> 00:28:55,709 Look at this place. 697 00:28:55,709 --> 00:28:56,959 - Hey, no fair. 698 00:28:56,959 --> 00:28:58,166 I didn t know anybody was coming over. 699 00:28:58,166 --> 00:28:59,542 I didn t have time to clean. 700 00:28:59,542 --> 00:29:01,208 - No, no, I m jealous. 701 00:29:01,208 --> 00:29:04,792 You have every collectible I want. 702 00:29:04,792 --> 00:29:08,542 You have to let me borrow your "Star Angel" graphic novel. 703 00:29:08,542 --> 00:29:11,125 - Whew. 704 00:29:11,125 --> 00:29:14,208 - Wow, look at you. 705 00:29:18,375 --> 00:29:19,792 - I feel like a car salesman. 706 00:29:19,792 --> 00:29:21,875 - Yeah, well, if you want a girl like Whitney to notice, 707 00:29:21,875 --> 00:29:25,375 you have to play the part. 708 00:29:25,375 --> 00:29:27,291 - Something s wrong. 709 00:29:34,166 --> 00:29:36,750 - There you go. 710 00:29:40,083 --> 00:29:42,875 - Hey, 711 00:29:42,875 --> 00:29:43,875 thanks for all this. 712 00:29:43,875 --> 00:29:45,542 - You re welcome. 713 00:29:45,542 --> 00:29:47,583 Tomorrow Whitney meets the new you. 714 00:30:07,625 --> 00:30:08,625 - How long do we have to do this? 715 00:30:08,625 --> 00:30:09,583 - Just a little longer. 716 00:30:18,792 --> 00:30:21,125 - Wow, that felt strange. 717 00:30:21,125 --> 00:30:22,417 - It s supposed to at first. 718 00:30:22,417 --> 00:30:24,333 It s a trust exercise to break down barriers 719 00:30:24,333 --> 00:30:26,500 and open channels of communication. 720 00:30:26,500 --> 00:30:27,792 - We have to do it in the park? 721 00:30:27,792 --> 00:30:29,709 - Since we re trying to facilitate open dialogue, 722 00:30:29,709 --> 00:30:31,125 I thought we should get out of the office 723 00:30:31,125 --> 00:30:34,000 and come to neutral territory. 724 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:37,041 - I thought you were trying to recreate our first date, 725 00:30:37,041 --> 00:30:39,917 that time I surprised you and brought you here for a picnic? 726 00:30:39,917 --> 00:30:42,208 - I d forgotten about that. 727 00:30:42,208 --> 00:30:44,125 - At least one of us remembers. 728 00:30:44,125 --> 00:30:46,000 Connor showed me how to run the camera. 729 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:47,166 What are we shooting today? 730 00:30:47,166 --> 00:30:50,041 - Actually, we re not shooting this one. 731 00:30:50,041 --> 00:30:51,750 We re gonna try a little icebreaker 732 00:30:51,750 --> 00:30:54,000 to work through some of our issues. 733 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:55,458 Chapter six, 734 00:30:55,458 --> 00:30:59,917 make a list of things that bother you about your partner. 735 00:31:26,375 --> 00:31:28,083 Hey there. 736 00:31:28,083 --> 00:31:29,333 - Hey. 737 00:31:29,333 --> 00:31:30,917 Oh, I m glad you re here. 738 00:31:30,917 --> 00:31:33,000 My computer is doing that thing again. 739 00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:34,500 - Oh. 740 00:31:34,500 --> 00:31:36,709 Um, okay, 741 00:31:36,709 --> 00:31:39,208 uh, let me just take a look. 742 00:31:39,208 --> 00:31:41,125 - Mm-hmm. 743 00:31:43,583 --> 00:31:45,166 - I, uh-- 744 00:31:45,166 --> 00:31:47,041 I better roll up these sleeves first. 745 00:31:47,041 --> 00:31:48,959 Wouldn t want to mess up the new duds. 746 00:31:51,291 --> 00:31:52,375 But you know what they say. 747 00:31:52,375 --> 00:31:53,959 You got to dress for success. 748 00:31:53,959 --> 00:31:56,041 - Do you normally wear glasses? 749 00:32:11,125 --> 00:32:12,375 - Let me know when you run out of paper. 750 00:32:12,375 --> 00:32:13,375 I ll go cut down a forest. 751 00:32:13,375 --> 00:32:15,417 - I m just being thorough. 752 00:32:15,417 --> 00:32:18,709 You know, normal people actually consider that a good quality. 753 00:32:21,083 --> 00:32:22,417 - I didn t need directions. 754 00:32:22,417 --> 00:32:24,291 I just needed someone to be quiet for 30 seconds 755 00:32:24,291 --> 00:32:27,625 so I could find the road. 756 00:32:27,625 --> 00:32:30,083 - Oh, please. I did that one time. 757 00:32:30,083 --> 00:32:31,291 - Once was enough. 758 00:32:32,959 --> 00:32:35,250 I didn t do that. 759 00:32:35,250 --> 00:32:37,083 Well, maybe. 760 00:32:37,083 --> 00:32:38,875 - Really? Two years later? 761 00:32:38,875 --> 00:32:40,667 - Sore loser. - Bad winner. 762 00:32:40,667 --> 00:32:43,500 - Can t take a joke. - Can t take anything seriously. 763 00:32:43,500 --> 00:32:44,959 - We both do that. - That s it. 764 00:32:44,959 --> 00:32:47,417 I can t do this if you won t take it seriously. 765 00:32:47,417 --> 00:32:49,208 - What s the point of this? 766 00:32:49,208 --> 00:32:50,417 - To have a conversation. We-- 767 00:32:50,417 --> 00:32:51,417 - If you want to have a conversation, 768 00:32:51,417 --> 00:32:53,166 let s just have a conversation. 769 00:32:53,166 --> 00:32:54,291 It s just like your book: 770 00:32:54,291 --> 00:32:55,709 ten extra steps when you only need one. 771 00:32:55,709 --> 00:32:57,333 - Now you re criticizing my book? 772 00:32:57,333 --> 00:32:58,333 - It s not a book. 773 00:32:58,333 --> 00:32:59,709 It s a owner s manual. 774 00:32:59,709 --> 00:33:00,875 "Do this, do that, 775 00:33:00,875 --> 00:33:02,625 "and if your fiancée still isn t working right, 776 00:33:02,625 --> 00:33:03,834 call our 24-hour help line." 777 00:33:03,834 --> 00:33:05,333 - Love takes a plan. 778 00:33:05,333 --> 00:33:06,583 You need to use your head. 779 00:33:06,583 --> 00:33:07,583 - You don t love with your head. 780 00:33:07,583 --> 00:33:08,583 You love with your heart. 781 00:33:08,583 --> 00:33:10,458 It takes passion. 782 00:33:10,458 --> 00:33:14,291 - I don t need to take relationship advice from you. 783 00:33:14,291 --> 00:33:15,291 - Wait, Jessica. 784 00:33:15,291 --> 00:33:16,291 Wait. 785 00:33:16,291 --> 00:33:17,792 Wait. 786 00:33:17,792 --> 00:33:19,792 Look, I m just trying to talk. 787 00:33:19,792 --> 00:33:21,792 - Well, I m trying to protect people. 788 00:33:21,792 --> 00:33:23,208 - From what? 789 00:33:23,208 --> 00:33:25,041 - From making the same mistake I did. 790 00:33:36,542 --> 00:33:39,458 - So tell me how everything s going. 791 00:33:39,458 --> 00:33:41,792 - I m trying to do some real good with these videos, 792 00:33:41,792 --> 00:33:43,792 but they look like a joke. 793 00:33:43,792 --> 00:33:46,333 - I have to admit, they are really funny. 794 00:33:46,333 --> 00:33:47,792 - I m not trying to be funny. 795 00:33:47,792 --> 00:33:49,208 I m trying to be educational 796 00:33:49,208 --> 00:33:51,583 and hopefully impress the Bancroft people. 797 00:33:51,583 --> 00:33:54,291 The videos were Mike s idea. He could at least cooperate. 798 00:33:54,291 --> 00:33:55,500 Oh, and get this. 799 00:33:55,500 --> 00:33:58,500 On top of that, he had the audacity to insult the book. 800 00:33:58,500 --> 00:34:00,166 He said it read like an owner s manual. 801 00:34:00,166 --> 00:34:02,166 - What? 802 00:34:02,166 --> 00:34:03,667 You didn t like it either? - No, 803 00:34:03,667 --> 00:34:06,417 I thought it had some good, practical ideas in it. 804 00:34:06,417 --> 00:34:07,792 - Except? 805 00:34:07,792 --> 00:34:10,709 - Well, for a book about creating a successful marriage, 806 00:34:10,709 --> 00:34:13,250 it kind of came off a little... 807 00:34:13,250 --> 00:34:14,500 cold. 808 00:34:14,500 --> 00:34:15,792 - Cold? 809 00:34:15,792 --> 00:34:17,917 - Your book, it s all about 810 00:34:17,917 --> 00:34:21,000 checking off these boxes and flagging warning signs. 811 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:22,250 - The people I counsel 812 00:34:22,250 --> 00:34:24,792 are the ones who ignored those warning signs. 813 00:34:24,792 --> 00:34:26,125 - I know. 814 00:34:26,125 --> 00:34:30,542 It just felt like it was avoiding the pain 815 00:34:30,542 --> 00:34:32,333 and not finding the love. 816 00:34:38,542 --> 00:34:40,667 - She didn t even notice? 817 00:34:40,667 --> 00:34:41,709 - It s hopeless. 818 00:34:41,709 --> 00:34:43,041 - Okay, new approach. 819 00:34:43,041 --> 00:34:44,041 - No, no, no. 820 00:34:44,041 --> 00:34:45,291 Look, just forget about it, okay? 821 00:34:45,291 --> 00:34:47,166 I mean, I really appreciate your help, 822 00:34:47,166 --> 00:34:49,583 but I m never gonna be her type. 823 00:34:49,583 --> 00:34:51,917 I should just accept it and move on. 824 00:35:08,250 --> 00:35:09,750 Um... 825 00:35:12,375 --> 00:35:13,667 Wow. What was that for? 826 00:35:13,667 --> 00:35:16,125 - I was trying to get Whitney s attention. 827 00:35:16,125 --> 00:35:18,834 Sometimes it helps if someone else is interested. 828 00:35:18,834 --> 00:35:21,083 - Um, thanks? 829 00:35:21,083 --> 00:35:22,583 - What are friends for? 830 00:35:22,583 --> 00:35:24,667 Okay, now, so just play it cool, 831 00:35:24,667 --> 00:35:25,667 go back to work. 832 00:35:25,667 --> 00:35:28,417 Um, let her come to you. 833 00:35:28,417 --> 00:35:29,417 - Good tip. 834 00:35:29,417 --> 00:35:30,917 - Yeah. 835 00:35:30,917 --> 00:35:31,834 - Thanks. 836 00:35:39,083 --> 00:35:40,083 - This is Mike. 837 00:35:40,083 --> 00:35:41,375 - Are you there yet? 838 00:35:41,375 --> 00:35:43,333 - I m almost at Mr. Vincent s cabin now. 839 00:35:43,333 --> 00:35:44,583 - All right. 840 00:35:44,583 --> 00:35:47,125 Time to get Robert to sign on the dotted line. 841 00:35:47,125 --> 00:35:48,667 Then we just have to worry about Jessica. 842 00:35:48,667 --> 00:35:50,375 - How critical is she to this deal? 843 00:35:50,375 --> 00:35:52,000 - Critical. Why do you ask? 844 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:53,667 - I m not sure I can pull it off. 845 00:35:53,667 --> 00:35:55,041 - What do you mean? The videos are great. 846 00:35:55,041 --> 00:35:56,542 - Yeah, great for us. She hates them. 847 00:35:56,542 --> 00:35:58,875 The more I try to charm her, the more I push her away. 848 00:35:58,875 --> 00:36:02,375 - Okay, look, look, look, for now just focus on Robert. 849 00:36:02,375 --> 00:36:04,375 He s a writer, so stroke his ego. 850 00:36:04,375 --> 00:36:05,625 - Have you read his new book? 851 00:36:05,625 --> 00:36:07,709 It s...not good. 852 00:36:07,709 --> 00:36:09,041 - Who cares? 853 00:36:09,041 --> 00:36:10,417 It s Robert Vincent. 854 00:36:10,417 --> 00:36:11,625 He could fall asleep on the keyboard 855 00:36:11,625 --> 00:36:13,041 and the book would still sell. 856 00:36:13,041 --> 00:36:15,208 - Yeah, my father would never release a book like that. 857 00:36:15,208 --> 00:36:16,375 - Mike, 858 00:36:16,375 --> 00:36:19,208 it s Robert s job to make art. 859 00:36:19,208 --> 00:36:22,959 It s our job to make money. 860 00:36:22,959 --> 00:36:24,583 It s only business, man. 861 00:36:24,583 --> 00:36:26,750 Now, get him to sign. 862 00:36:39,083 --> 00:36:41,834 - You also get consultations on the cover art and sleeve photo. 863 00:36:41,834 --> 00:36:43,417 We ve increased... 864 00:36:43,417 --> 00:36:45,041 your pre-break split. 865 00:36:45,041 --> 00:36:47,250 - You know, back in the day 866 00:36:47,250 --> 00:36:50,291 your father used to come out here, and we d talk about books, 867 00:36:50,291 --> 00:36:53,083 authors, new voices. 868 00:36:53,083 --> 00:36:55,000 The company was all about literature. 869 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:58,000 Now all I hear is dollars and cents 870 00:36:58,000 --> 00:36:59,792 and marketing videos. 871 00:36:59,792 --> 00:37:03,750 - Mr. Vincent, you ve been with Pryce Books since the beginning. 872 00:37:03,750 --> 00:37:05,250 We released your first novel. 873 00:37:05,250 --> 00:37:06,875 - That was your father. 874 00:37:06,875 --> 00:37:09,375 - This company s my father s legacy. 875 00:37:09,375 --> 00:37:10,834 He couldn t bear you going to another publisher. 876 00:37:10,834 --> 00:37:13,583 Please just think about it. 877 00:37:16,542 --> 00:37:17,542 - Write up a contract. 878 00:37:17,542 --> 00:37:19,333 I ll take a look at it. 879 00:37:19,333 --> 00:37:21,208 No promises. 880 00:37:35,208 --> 00:37:36,125 - Hey. 881 00:37:37,709 --> 00:37:38,709 - Hey. 882 00:37:38,709 --> 00:37:40,792 - Um, nice shirt. 883 00:37:50,875 --> 00:37:53,792 - Congratulations on Mr. Robert Vincent. 884 00:37:53,792 --> 00:37:55,959 Here s the paperwork. 885 00:37:55,959 --> 00:37:57,750 - Well, Mr. Vincent s not official yet. 886 00:37:57,750 --> 00:37:59,333 - That just leaves Jessica. 887 00:38:01,083 --> 00:38:03,917 I think I need to rethink my strategy there. 888 00:38:03,917 --> 00:38:05,417 I thought if we just spent time, 889 00:38:05,417 --> 00:38:07,166 I could show her how great we are together, 890 00:38:07,166 --> 00:38:10,750 but I think I m just giving her more reasons to leave. 891 00:38:10,750 --> 00:38:12,959 - Well, you two always pushed each other 892 00:38:12,959 --> 00:38:14,166 even when you were a couple. 893 00:38:14,166 --> 00:38:16,375 That s what made you work so well together. 894 00:38:16,375 --> 00:38:17,792 - Maybe I m still a little upset 895 00:38:17,792 --> 00:38:20,250 about the way she broke up with me, 896 00:38:20,250 --> 00:38:22,083 so threatening to go to another publisher 897 00:38:22,083 --> 00:38:23,959 is just fuel on the fire. 898 00:38:23,959 --> 00:38:26,583 - Then you should apologize. 899 00:38:26,583 --> 00:38:27,917 - Yeah. 900 00:38:27,917 --> 00:38:29,583 I need to get back on her good side if I want her to sign. 901 00:38:29,583 --> 00:38:31,083 - No, 902 00:38:31,083 --> 00:38:34,000 because you owe it to her. 903 00:38:50,792 --> 00:38:52,166 - Can I come in? 904 00:38:56,250 --> 00:38:59,583 I want to apologize. 905 00:38:59,583 --> 00:39:01,208 Do I smell stir fry? 906 00:39:01,208 --> 00:39:02,125 - Yes. 907 00:39:03,375 --> 00:39:04,959 You wanted to apologize? 908 00:39:06,041 --> 00:39:08,000 About the videos. 909 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:09,208 Back when we were together, 910 00:39:09,208 --> 00:39:11,625 if something seemed dull or wasn t working, 911 00:39:11,625 --> 00:39:15,291 we d find a way to make it better. 912 00:39:15,291 --> 00:39:17,667 I guess I was trying to recapture some of that magic, 913 00:39:17,667 --> 00:39:20,709 but maybe we re past that. 914 00:39:20,709 --> 00:39:24,917 Or based on our videos, maybe we never really had it. 915 00:39:24,917 --> 00:39:26,417 Is something burning? 916 00:39:26,417 --> 00:39:27,333 - Oh, no. 917 00:39:31,125 --> 00:39:32,291 Great, it s ruined. 918 00:39:32,291 --> 00:39:33,291 - It s not ruined. 919 00:39:33,291 --> 00:39:35,166 It just needs a little love. 920 00:39:35,166 --> 00:39:37,250 Okay, we need garlic, spices, 921 00:39:37,250 --> 00:39:39,250 and dice up this potato while you re at it. 922 00:39:53,834 --> 00:39:57,917 - I know you were just trying to have fun with the videos. 923 00:39:57,917 --> 00:40:00,500 - I was mostly just trying to have fun with you. 924 00:40:00,500 --> 00:40:03,959 It s been a while since we ve both been on the same team. 925 00:40:03,959 --> 00:40:06,166 I missed it. 926 00:40:06,166 --> 00:40:08,250 We had some good times. 927 00:40:08,250 --> 00:40:09,625 - They weren t all bad. 928 00:40:09,625 --> 00:40:10,959 - But I support you as an author, 929 00:40:10,959 --> 00:40:12,208 and I support you as a professional, 930 00:40:12,208 --> 00:40:15,041 so I ll be good and play by your rules. 931 00:40:22,709 --> 00:40:24,709 Okay, bon appétit. 932 00:40:24,709 --> 00:40:27,375 I ll let myself out. 933 00:40:27,375 --> 00:40:29,000 - Wait. 934 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:30,041 You prepared it. 935 00:40:30,041 --> 00:40:31,917 You might as well stay for dinner. 936 00:40:35,667 --> 00:40:38,500 - Gilmore Agency dropped out of the race for Jonah Davis. 937 00:40:38,500 --> 00:40:40,667 It s down to the two of us. 938 00:40:40,667 --> 00:40:42,750 - Really? 939 00:40:43,750 --> 00:40:46,917 Well, no business talk tonight. 940 00:40:46,917 --> 00:40:48,083 - Right? 941 00:40:48,083 --> 00:40:49,458 Of course not. 942 00:40:51,208 --> 00:40:53,000 - It s really great that we can ignore something like this 943 00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:54,250 and just be ourselves. 944 00:41:10,375 --> 00:41:11,792 - No, technically our first date 945 00:41:11,792 --> 00:41:12,917 was when I took you for coffee 946 00:41:12,917 --> 00:41:14,333 while you were getting your car repaired. 947 00:41:14,333 --> 00:41:15,834 - After you rear-ended it. 948 00:41:15,834 --> 00:41:17,000 - I paid for it. 949 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:18,583 - Insurance paid for it. 950 00:41:18,583 --> 00:41:19,709 - I meant the coffee. 951 00:41:19,709 --> 00:41:22,709 - Okay, that was our first date. 952 00:41:25,792 --> 00:41:28,208 So I guess we should talk about the book 953 00:41:28,208 --> 00:41:32,667 even though I know your opinion on it. 954 00:41:32,667 --> 00:41:34,208 - It s not that I didn t like it 955 00:41:34,208 --> 00:41:35,333 or that I didn t agree. 956 00:41:35,333 --> 00:41:38,291 It just didn t sound like you, 957 00:41:38,291 --> 00:41:40,542 the you that I remember. 958 00:41:40,542 --> 00:41:42,875 - What do you mean? 959 00:41:42,875 --> 00:41:45,792 - Your first book was all about opening yourself up to love. 960 00:41:45,792 --> 00:41:47,875 It spoke to me, 961 00:41:47,875 --> 00:41:50,959 the randomness of a chance meeting, 962 00:41:50,959 --> 00:41:53,125 the spark of a first kiss, 963 00:41:53,125 --> 00:41:57,542 the unexplainable but undeniable chemistry, 964 00:41:57,542 --> 00:41:59,875 but as you pointed out, with my track record, 965 00:41:59,875 --> 00:42:02,291 I m not an expert in that area. 966 00:42:07,834 --> 00:42:10,834 I should get going. 967 00:42:17,250 --> 00:42:18,917 - Relationships are hard. 968 00:42:18,917 --> 00:42:21,834 You have to be careful who you let into your heart. 969 00:42:21,834 --> 00:42:24,792 - I know, 970 00:42:24,792 --> 00:42:26,458 but wouldn t it be nice if once in a while 971 00:42:26,458 --> 00:42:31,375 we could just throw out the rules and have fun? 972 00:42:31,375 --> 00:42:33,500 I ll see you tomorrow? 973 00:42:52,542 --> 00:42:53,834 What s all this? 974 00:42:53,834 --> 00:42:55,375 I thought we were doing the priority tree exercise 975 00:42:55,375 --> 00:42:56,375 from chapter nine. 976 00:42:56,375 --> 00:42:57,917 - I had an idea last night 977 00:42:57,917 --> 00:43:00,250 and thought I d try something off-script. 978 00:43:00,250 --> 00:43:01,834 - So what are we doing? 979 00:43:01,834 --> 00:43:05,417 - A cooking video. 980 00:43:05,417 --> 00:43:07,291 - And action. 981 00:43:07,291 --> 00:43:10,375 - The foods we eat say a lot about who we are as individuals. 982 00:43:10,375 --> 00:43:12,041 Do we like things healthy 983 00:43:12,041 --> 00:43:14,125 or on the indulgent side? 984 00:43:14,125 --> 00:43:16,917 Sweet or... 985 00:43:16,917 --> 00:43:18,375 spicy? 986 00:43:18,375 --> 00:43:20,583 In a way, how we cook says a lot 987 00:43:20,583 --> 00:43:22,291 about the kind of marriages we ll have. 988 00:43:22,291 --> 00:43:24,333 Does one person do all the work, 989 00:43:24,333 --> 00:43:27,750 or is there a division of labor in the household? 990 00:43:27,750 --> 00:43:29,792 Be a dear and cut this, will you? 991 00:43:29,792 --> 00:43:30,917 - Sure. 992 00:43:33,917 --> 00:43:36,458 - Your relationship is an evolving recipe, 993 00:43:36,458 --> 00:43:39,000 hot and spicy at times, milder at others, 994 00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:42,083 but always a shared effort. 995 00:43:42,083 --> 00:43:45,667 Marriage is a recipe, and like all recipes, 996 00:43:45,667 --> 00:43:47,875 sometimes the best things come out 997 00:43:47,875 --> 00:43:52,667 when you throw away the book and... 998 00:43:52,667 --> 00:43:56,458 have a little fun. 999 00:43:57,458 --> 00:43:59,041 - Oh, you re dead. 1000 00:44:02,750 --> 00:44:04,000 - Stop! 1001 00:44:11,625 --> 00:44:12,625 Stop! 1002 00:44:12,625 --> 00:44:13,959 Why are you d-- why are you-- 1003 00:44:22,709 --> 00:44:25,625 It s not bad. 1004 00:44:25,625 --> 00:44:27,458 - Delicious. 1005 00:44:33,250 --> 00:44:34,875 - Saw you talking to Whitney. 1006 00:44:34,875 --> 00:44:36,458 - Yeah, we re going to dinner. 1007 00:44:36,458 --> 00:44:38,083 - Congratulations. 1008 00:44:38,083 --> 00:44:40,000 - Oh, I hope you don t mind, 1009 00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:41,625 I told her we used to go out, 1010 00:44:41,625 --> 00:44:43,875 and that s why you kissed me. 1011 00:44:43,875 --> 00:44:45,083 - That s fine. 1012 00:44:45,083 --> 00:44:47,250 I actually came up with a little cover story for us 1013 00:44:47,250 --> 00:44:49,291 last night, but yours is perfect. 1014 00:44:49,291 --> 00:44:52,000 - I can t believe it worked. 1015 00:44:52,000 --> 00:44:53,041 - Hmm. 1016 00:44:55,542 --> 00:44:57,208 - You know, 1017 00:44:57,208 --> 00:45:00,125 and I owe it all to you too. Thank you. 1018 00:45:00,125 --> 00:45:02,834 - Like I said, what are friends for? 1019 00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:18,834 - One hour, okay. 1020 00:45:18,834 --> 00:45:20,583 Good news. 1021 00:45:20,583 --> 00:45:23,500 I spoke with the Browncroft people this morning, 1022 00:45:23,500 --> 00:45:26,083 and they re gonna be sending me a offer any day now. 1023 00:45:26,083 --> 00:45:27,333 - Ooh. 1024 00:45:29,625 --> 00:45:30,917 - You have got to be kidding me. 1025 00:45:32,500 --> 00:45:33,875 - What did Mike do this time? 1026 00:45:33,875 --> 00:45:36,250 - Actually, it was me. 1027 00:45:36,250 --> 00:45:38,000 - Really? 1028 00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:40,834 I guess I must have missed that chapter in the book. 1029 00:45:40,834 --> 00:45:42,667 So what inspired you? 1030 00:45:42,667 --> 00:45:44,959 Or should I say who? 1031 00:45:44,959 --> 00:45:47,041 - A girl can change it up. 1032 00:45:52,208 --> 00:45:53,750 - I had fun tonight. 1033 00:45:53,750 --> 00:45:57,291 - Me too. 1034 00:45:57,291 --> 00:46:00,542 - "Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns" is coming out? 1035 00:46:00,542 --> 00:46:01,834 - What s that? 1036 00:46:01,834 --> 00:46:03,542 - It s a video game. 1037 00:46:03,542 --> 00:46:05,125 It s my favorite. 1038 00:46:05,125 --> 00:46:07,083 Yeah, I went as one of the characters last year 1039 00:46:07,083 --> 00:46:08,542 for Zoom-Con, actually. 1040 00:46:08,542 --> 00:46:10,083 - Zoom-what? 1041 00:46:10,083 --> 00:46:13,750 - It s this, uh, sci-fi/fantasy convention. 1042 00:46:13,750 --> 00:46:14,792 It s great. 1043 00:46:14,792 --> 00:46:16,208 Actually, it s happening next week. 1044 00:46:16,208 --> 00:46:17,750 We should go. 1045 00:46:17,750 --> 00:46:19,959 Yeah, you get to trade comics 1046 00:46:19,959 --> 00:46:21,417 and test out new games, 1047 00:46:21,417 --> 00:46:24,583 and people go as their favorite comic characters. 1048 00:46:24,583 --> 00:46:26,917 - So it s a kids thing? 1049 00:46:26,917 --> 00:46:29,750 - No, kids and adults. 1050 00:46:29,750 --> 00:46:32,000 It s basically for anyone who likes sci-fi and fantasy 1051 00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:33,542 and they just want to have fun 1052 00:46:33,542 --> 00:46:35,208 pretending to be somebody else for a while. 1053 00:46:41,417 --> 00:46:43,291 Do you, um, 1054 00:46:43,291 --> 00:46:44,750 want to check out the mall? 1055 00:46:44,750 --> 00:46:45,750 - Yeah. 1056 00:46:45,750 --> 00:46:46,750 - Yeah? - Yeah. 1057 00:46:53,166 --> 00:46:54,750 - I ve tried to be patient, 1058 00:46:54,750 --> 00:46:57,959 but sometimes it feels like we re on different planets. 1059 00:46:57,959 --> 00:47:00,500 - Maybe we should work on our "I feel" statements 1060 00:47:00,500 --> 00:47:01,500 to get things loosened up. 1061 00:47:01,500 --> 00:47:03,834 - No more exercises. 1062 00:47:03,834 --> 00:47:04,834 - See? 1063 00:47:04,834 --> 00:47:05,917 He doesn t even want to try. 1064 00:47:05,917 --> 00:47:08,208 - Well, these exercises are pointless. 1065 00:47:08,208 --> 00:47:09,458 We keep doing them week after week, 1066 00:47:09,458 --> 00:47:10,458 and we re not getting anywhere. 1067 00:47:10,458 --> 00:47:12,041 - You know what? I love you, Burt, 1068 00:47:12,041 --> 00:47:15,250 but sometimes I just want to...hit you. 1069 00:47:15,250 --> 00:47:16,792 - Okay, hit him. 1070 00:47:16,792 --> 00:47:19,166 - Huh? - Excuse me? 1071 00:47:21,291 --> 00:47:22,458 - Hit him. 1072 00:47:27,375 --> 00:47:28,625 - That felt good. 1073 00:47:28,625 --> 00:47:30,125 - Yeah, I don t think I like this kind of therapy. 1074 00:47:30,125 --> 00:47:31,458 - It s couples therapy. 1075 00:47:31,458 --> 00:47:32,458 You can hit her too. 1076 00:47:32,458 --> 00:47:33,417 - What? 1077 00:47:35,792 --> 00:47:36,875 Ow. 1078 00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:42,583 - Now we re getting somewhere. 1079 00:47:42,583 --> 00:47:44,333 - Take that. - What s that? 1080 00:47:44,333 --> 00:47:45,500 - Oh! 1081 00:47:56,834 --> 00:47:58,959 - Tony, what are you doing here? 1082 00:47:58,959 --> 00:48:01,625 - I sent a pair of basketball tickets to Jonah Davis 1083 00:48:01,625 --> 00:48:04,291 to woo him, but when I called to follow up, 1084 00:48:04,291 --> 00:48:08,083 I found out they d been replaced with tickets to a puppet show? 1085 00:48:08,083 --> 00:48:10,458 That s okay 1086 00:48:10,458 --> 00:48:12,333 because I found the receipt to this cookie basket 1087 00:48:12,333 --> 00:48:13,542 you were gonna send him and had it delivered 1088 00:48:13,542 --> 00:48:15,333 to our office instead. 1089 00:48:15,333 --> 00:48:19,709 So I guess that s how the cookie crumbles. 1090 00:48:23,041 --> 00:48:24,041 What? 1091 00:48:24,041 --> 00:48:25,041 - That was a decoy. 1092 00:48:25,041 --> 00:48:26,250 I let you find that receipt 1093 00:48:26,250 --> 00:48:27,458 so that you wouldn t find the real order 1094 00:48:27,458 --> 00:48:30,917 that s being delivered... 1095 00:48:30,917 --> 00:48:32,166 now. 1096 00:48:34,291 --> 00:48:36,333 - This isn t over. 1097 00:48:36,333 --> 00:48:37,333 - Mm-hmm. 1098 00:48:37,333 --> 00:48:38,750 - Not by a long shot. 1099 00:48:40,709 --> 00:48:43,959 - That s what you got, a long shot! 1100 00:48:52,542 --> 00:48:54,417 - We are almost home. 1101 00:48:54,417 --> 00:48:57,834 Just keep saying all the things Robert wants to hear. 1102 00:48:57,834 --> 00:48:59,208 - What if he asks about the book? 1103 00:48:59,208 --> 00:49:01,208 - What do you mean? 1104 00:49:01,208 --> 00:49:02,291 Lie. 1105 00:49:05,083 --> 00:49:06,959 - Hey. - Hey. 1106 00:49:06,959 --> 00:49:08,750 - How are things on cloud nine? 1107 00:49:08,750 --> 00:49:10,000 - Oh, fluffy. 1108 00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:11,000 - Yeah? 1109 00:49:11,000 --> 00:49:12,166 So your date went well? 1110 00:49:12,166 --> 00:49:13,333 - Amazing. 1111 00:49:13,333 --> 00:49:15,709 - You had a lot to talk about? 1112 00:49:15,709 --> 00:49:17,208 - Uh, 1113 00:49:17,208 --> 00:49:18,959 we re still kind of figuring each other out. 1114 00:49:18,959 --> 00:49:19,959 - Mm. 1115 00:49:19,959 --> 00:49:21,583 Ooh, "Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thrones" 1116 00:49:21,583 --> 00:49:23,125 comes out tonight. 1117 00:49:23,125 --> 00:49:24,208 Do you want to go stand in line for it? 1118 00:49:24,208 --> 00:49:25,417 - I can t. 1119 00:49:25,417 --> 00:49:27,250 Uh, Whitney and I are going out on another date. 1120 00:49:27,250 --> 00:49:28,750 - No worries. No problem. 1121 00:49:28,750 --> 00:49:30,083 Romance comes first. 1122 00:49:30,083 --> 00:49:31,417 - But, um, 1123 00:49:31,417 --> 00:49:33,959 maybe next weekend we could do something. 1124 00:49:33,959 --> 00:49:35,917 I mean, I still owe you for, like, all of this. 1125 00:49:35,917 --> 00:49:36,917 - Yeah, okay. 1126 00:49:46,250 --> 00:49:48,458 - All the terms are just as we discussed. 1127 00:49:48,458 --> 00:49:50,083 All we need is your signature. 1128 00:49:54,458 --> 00:49:56,959 - Looks like I m on the hook for another two books. 1129 00:49:56,959 --> 00:50:00,542 - I m sure you have many volumes of brilliance left in you. 1130 00:50:00,542 --> 00:50:01,959 - We re honored you re gonna remain a member 1131 00:50:01,959 --> 00:50:03,959 of the Pryce family. 1132 00:50:03,959 --> 00:50:05,750 - Have you read the new book? 1133 00:50:05,750 --> 00:50:06,750 - Of course. 1134 00:50:06,750 --> 00:50:07,792 - What d you think? 1135 00:50:12,792 --> 00:50:14,709 - Truly one of your best pieces ever. 1136 00:50:18,875 --> 00:50:21,667 - You know what? Maybe it s time for a change. 1137 00:50:21,667 --> 00:50:23,291 - What? - I look around here, 1138 00:50:23,291 --> 00:50:25,542 and I don t even recognize this place anymore. 1139 00:50:25,542 --> 00:50:27,834 Silly videos, this modern office. 1140 00:50:27,834 --> 00:50:32,250 Your father s books aren t even here. 1141 00:50:32,250 --> 00:50:33,333 I don t know what this is, 1142 00:50:33,333 --> 00:50:35,000 but it isn t Pryce Books anymore. 1143 00:50:35,000 --> 00:50:37,000 - Mr. Vincent-- - And you know what? 1144 00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:39,125 Your father wasn t into it for the money 1145 00:50:39,125 --> 00:50:40,959 or the sales. 1146 00:50:40,959 --> 00:50:42,625 He loved books 1147 00:50:42,625 --> 00:50:45,166 and helping new authors find their voices. 1148 00:50:45,166 --> 00:50:49,625 Now, if you have no passion for that, 1149 00:50:49,625 --> 00:50:52,166 maybe you re just not cut out for it. 1150 00:51:00,291 --> 00:51:02,417 I m going to my cabin for a week. 1151 00:51:02,417 --> 00:51:04,709 When I come back, you can tell me why I should stay. 1152 00:51:14,125 --> 00:51:15,959 - Yes, I saw the video, but I thought 1153 00:51:15,959 --> 00:51:18,208 you were gonna stick to the exercises from the book. 1154 00:51:18,208 --> 00:51:20,875 - I was, but I thought it d be fun to try something new. 1155 00:51:20,875 --> 00:51:22,125 - Change is good, but I hope you ll go back 1156 00:51:22,125 --> 00:51:23,750 to the book exercises. 1157 00:51:23,750 --> 00:51:26,208 It s important that we have unified treatment guidelines. 1158 00:51:26,208 --> 00:51:28,542 Oh, I am late for a symposium, 1159 00:51:28,542 --> 00:51:30,000 but I ll see you when I get back. 1160 00:51:30,000 --> 00:51:32,792 Bye. - Bye. 1161 00:51:35,041 --> 00:51:36,792 - Stop it. 1162 00:51:42,959 --> 00:51:44,208 - I hope you re ready. 1163 00:51:44,208 --> 00:51:45,875 I have something special planned for the video today. 1164 00:51:45,875 --> 00:51:47,125 - I m sorry, I need to cancel. 1165 00:51:47,125 --> 00:51:48,250 I have to go downstairs. 1166 00:51:48,250 --> 00:51:51,417 - Where are you going? - To storage. 1167 00:51:51,417 --> 00:51:53,667 - Are his books down there? 1168 00:51:55,250 --> 00:51:58,625 - I don t know where his copy of "Carter s Playhouse" is. 1169 00:51:58,625 --> 00:52:00,583 You ll have to look around. 1170 00:52:02,750 --> 00:52:05,208 - These are all from your father s office? 1171 00:52:05,208 --> 00:52:06,208 - Yeah. 1172 00:52:14,750 --> 00:52:16,000 Oh, wow. 1173 00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:18,083 - Did you find something good? 1174 00:52:18,083 --> 00:52:22,667 - Just a book report I did on Robert Vincent in junior high. 1175 00:52:22,667 --> 00:52:24,208 I didn t know he held on to this. 1176 00:52:24,208 --> 00:52:26,333 - Your father truly loved literature. 1177 00:52:26,333 --> 00:52:29,208 - One of the few things we had in common, 1178 00:52:29,208 --> 00:52:30,542 although I m not sure what he would think 1179 00:52:30,542 --> 00:52:32,625 about Mr. Vincent s new book. 1180 00:52:32,625 --> 00:52:34,875 His standards seem to have dipped since I took over. 1181 00:52:34,875 --> 00:52:38,041 - Why don t you work with him? 1182 00:52:38,041 --> 00:52:39,333 You re a great editor, 1183 00:52:39,333 --> 00:52:42,792 and I say that from personal experience. 1184 00:52:54,083 --> 00:52:56,792 - I guess we can t go back, can we? 1185 00:52:56,792 --> 00:52:58,500 - I guess not. 1186 00:53:17,667 --> 00:53:19,291 - Hannah, hey. 1187 00:53:19,291 --> 00:53:20,500 - Connor, 1188 00:53:20,500 --> 00:53:22,417 what are you doing here? 1189 00:53:22,417 --> 00:53:25,000 - I dropped off Whitney early and swung by. 1190 00:53:25,000 --> 00:53:27,166 I ve been waiting in line for over an hour. 1191 00:53:27,166 --> 00:53:28,917 - I didn t realize the line was gonna be this long. 1192 00:53:28,917 --> 00:53:32,250 I m gonna be here all night. - Jump in. 1193 00:53:32,250 --> 00:53:34,041 - Thank you, but I don t want to cut in the line. 1194 00:53:34,041 --> 00:53:36,667 - Well, then I ll go to the end of the line with you. 1195 00:53:36,667 --> 00:53:38,291 - No. Really? - Yeah. 1196 00:53:38,291 --> 00:53:40,667 - But you are so close. 1197 00:53:40,667 --> 00:53:42,542 - Eh, that s what best friends are for. 1198 00:53:42,542 --> 00:53:44,041 - Thanks. - Yeah. 1199 00:53:44,041 --> 00:53:46,000 - But first let s take a picture to commemorate this occasion. 1200 00:53:46,000 --> 00:53:47,125 - Ah, you know it. - Okay, good. 1201 00:53:47,125 --> 00:53:48,834 - Let s do it, yeah. - Okay. Ready? 1202 00:53:48,834 --> 00:53:51,417 - Uh-huh. - One, two, three. 1203 00:53:54,333 --> 00:53:55,583 - That s great. 1204 00:53:55,583 --> 00:53:56,625 You know you re gonna have to send me that, right? 1205 00:53:56,625 --> 00:53:57,875 - Of course. - Right? 1206 00:53:57,875 --> 00:53:59,041 - Clearly. 1207 00:53:59,041 --> 00:54:00,333 - Oh. - Oh, my gosh. 1208 00:54:00,333 --> 00:54:02,500 You re crazy. 1209 00:54:07,250 --> 00:54:09,208 - The offer from Browncroft came in. 1210 00:54:12,959 --> 00:54:14,709 It s good. 1211 00:54:14,709 --> 00:54:16,917 We don t have to give them an answer right away. 1212 00:54:16,917 --> 00:54:18,083 You can look it over, 1213 00:54:18,083 --> 00:54:20,709 think about it, and I m on board 1214 00:54:20,709 --> 00:54:22,834 with whatever you want to do. 1215 00:54:33,250 --> 00:54:34,291 Bed. 1216 00:54:34,291 --> 00:54:36,125 Oh, 1217 00:54:36,125 --> 00:54:37,709 I was up playing all night. 1218 00:54:37,709 --> 00:54:39,083 - I know. 1219 00:54:39,083 --> 00:54:41,000 I m already on my third cup of coffee, 1220 00:54:41,000 --> 00:54:43,542 but it was totally worth it. 1221 00:54:43,542 --> 00:54:45,458 - I think the closest thing I got to a pillow 1222 00:54:45,458 --> 00:54:48,000 was a bag of Styrofoam packaging. 1223 00:54:50,500 --> 00:54:53,917 - Did you ever figure out how to escape from the knight s tomb? 1224 00:54:53,917 --> 00:54:55,417 - Yeah, yeah, I did. 1225 00:54:55,417 --> 00:54:57,917 Come over later tonight, and I ll show you how to do it. 1226 00:54:57,917 --> 00:55:00,625 - Sounds good. 1227 00:55:00,625 --> 00:55:03,667 Uh, I should get back to work. 1228 00:55:03,667 --> 00:55:04,709 I ll see you later? 1229 00:55:04,709 --> 00:55:06,000 - Okay. 1230 00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:07,250 - Okay. 1231 00:55:07,250 --> 00:55:10,625 - Thanks for waking me up. 1232 00:55:10,625 --> 00:55:11,917 - Any time. 1233 00:55:20,417 --> 00:55:22,250 - So I thought about what you said 1234 00:55:22,250 --> 00:55:24,000 about throwing out the rules, 1235 00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:27,125 and my clients are making amazing progress. 1236 00:55:27,125 --> 00:55:29,583 - That s fantastic. 1237 00:55:29,583 --> 00:55:31,917 Defuses the tension and makes therapy feel like fun. 1238 00:55:31,917 --> 00:55:33,041 - Thanks. 1239 00:55:33,041 --> 00:55:34,542 - That s the kind of thinking I need. 1240 00:55:34,542 --> 00:55:36,542 I still don t know what I m gonna say to Mr. Vincent. 1241 00:55:36,542 --> 00:55:38,166 - This is the first contract he s signing 1242 00:55:38,166 --> 00:55:40,125 without your father around. 1243 00:55:40,125 --> 00:55:42,333 He has to know he s in good hands, 1244 00:55:42,333 --> 00:55:43,625 and he is. 1245 00:55:43,625 --> 00:55:47,375 - You always were my biggest cheerleader. 1246 00:55:47,375 --> 00:55:49,500 - There s something you should know. 1247 00:55:49,500 --> 00:55:53,959 The Browncroft offer came in. 1248 00:55:53,959 --> 00:55:55,792 - I m sure it s great. 1249 00:55:55,792 --> 00:55:57,875 - I haven t made my decision yet. 1250 00:55:57,875 --> 00:55:59,500 - Well... 1251 00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:05,667 I always knew I d have to fight for you. 1252 00:56:18,917 --> 00:56:19,834 - Hi, Whitney. 1253 00:56:30,250 --> 00:56:32,000 - So you and Connor used to date? 1254 00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:34,458 - Yeah, but we re just friends now. 1255 00:56:34,458 --> 00:56:37,000 - Oh, good that you re still so close. 1256 00:56:37,000 --> 00:56:39,166 - Mm-hmm. 1257 00:56:39,166 --> 00:56:40,750 - I guess that s why I like Connor. 1258 00:56:40,750 --> 00:56:42,041 He s sweet. 1259 00:56:42,041 --> 00:56:45,000 The guys I used to date in the past were party guys, 1260 00:56:45,000 --> 00:56:47,834 lots of fun, but I always had to keep one eye on them. 1261 00:56:47,834 --> 00:56:49,750 Good not to have to worry about that anymore. 1262 00:56:49,750 --> 00:56:53,667 Of course, if I did have to compete for him, 1263 00:56:53,667 --> 00:56:55,834 I d have to think I d be pretty good at it. 1264 00:57:02,417 --> 00:57:03,709 - Wow. 1265 00:57:09,417 --> 00:57:13,208 - Honesty is the key element to any successful relationship. 1266 00:57:13,208 --> 00:57:15,834 One method I use to open up dialogue 1267 00:57:15,834 --> 00:57:17,917 with my premarital counseling clients 1268 00:57:17,917 --> 00:57:20,542 is "reveal a secret" day. 1269 00:57:20,542 --> 00:57:23,250 It can be silly or embarrassing 1270 00:57:23,250 --> 00:57:24,583 or deeply personal 1271 00:57:24,583 --> 00:57:26,917 as long as it starts a conversation. 1272 00:57:26,917 --> 00:57:29,000 - I thought I already knew all your secrets. 1273 00:57:29,000 --> 00:57:31,250 - We ll see about that. 1274 00:57:31,250 --> 00:57:33,875 I have this weird thing with my feet. 1275 00:57:33,875 --> 00:57:36,083 They re extremely sensitive, 1276 00:57:36,083 --> 00:57:39,417 and they can be tickled without touching them. 1277 00:57:39,417 --> 00:57:40,875 - Like this? 1278 00:57:40,875 --> 00:57:44,000 - Yes, and that s not funny. 1279 00:57:44,000 --> 00:57:45,458 It may sound trivial, 1280 00:57:45,458 --> 00:57:48,291 but it s difficult to trust someone enough 1281 00:57:48,291 --> 00:57:52,583 to let your guard down and admit your vulnerabilities. 1282 00:57:53,834 --> 00:57:56,834 Your turn. 1283 00:58:00,917 --> 00:58:04,083 I almost gave up my career once. 1284 00:58:07,083 --> 00:58:10,458 It all started with a girl-- 1285 00:58:10,458 --> 00:58:13,959 smart, beautiful. 1286 00:58:13,959 --> 00:58:18,709 I was crazy about her. 1287 00:58:18,709 --> 00:58:19,959 But I was a bit of a workaholic, 1288 00:58:19,959 --> 00:58:24,125 which took a toll on the relationship. 1289 00:58:24,125 --> 00:58:28,875 One night she was being honored by some colleagues. 1290 00:58:28,875 --> 00:58:31,917 I was so proud, 1291 00:58:31,917 --> 00:58:33,417 but as I was getting ready to leave, 1292 00:58:33,417 --> 00:58:36,125 I was handed a stack of paperwork. 1293 00:58:36,125 --> 00:58:38,959 Stuck in the office, 1294 00:58:38,959 --> 00:58:43,959 I suddenly realized I had this great girl that I was ignoring, 1295 00:58:43,959 --> 00:58:47,625 so instead of working, 1296 00:58:47,625 --> 00:58:51,291 I wrote a resignation letter. 1297 00:58:51,291 --> 00:58:54,583 Then I went off to see her, 1298 00:58:54,583 --> 00:58:59,291 but I was late, obviously. 1299 00:58:59,291 --> 00:59:03,834 I was just about to tell her what I had done, 1300 00:59:03,834 --> 00:59:06,834 by that point I d pushed her too far. 1301 00:59:06,834 --> 00:59:08,834 She thought that my not being there 1302 00:59:08,834 --> 00:59:12,458 meant that I didn t care, 1303 00:59:12,458 --> 00:59:14,834 and she broke up with me on the spot. 1304 00:59:17,792 --> 00:59:21,333 I guess it was pride, 1305 00:59:21,333 --> 00:59:26,500 but I figured if she was so willing to give up on me, 1306 00:59:26,500 --> 00:59:31,542 why should I give up everything for her? 1307 00:59:31,542 --> 00:59:35,542 So I went back to the office, and I ripped up that letter. 1308 00:59:40,166 --> 00:59:41,709 Stupidest thing I ve ever done. 1309 00:59:45,875 --> 00:59:47,458 I fought so hard at work 1310 00:59:47,458 --> 00:59:49,750 only to lose the one thing I cared about. 1311 01:00:02,792 --> 01:00:05,208 - Hey. 1312 01:00:05,208 --> 01:00:09,542 Did you have a chance to look at the Browncroft offer? 1313 01:00:09,542 --> 01:00:11,291 - I sure did. 1314 01:00:16,375 --> 01:00:18,458 I m sticking with Pryce. 1315 01:00:30,291 --> 01:00:32,625 - Hey. 1316 01:00:32,625 --> 01:00:35,000 How s the phone holding up? 1317 01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:38,709 - Still going strong. 1318 01:00:38,709 --> 01:00:41,333 - So there s this animation festival happening 1319 01:00:41,333 --> 01:00:44,542 at the Independent Theater later. 1320 01:00:44,542 --> 01:00:46,208 Feel like going? 1321 01:00:46,208 --> 01:00:48,250 - Wouldn t you rather take Whitney? 1322 01:00:48,250 --> 01:00:51,500 - Animation s not really her thing. 1323 01:00:51,500 --> 01:00:54,667 Besides, I thought it d be fun for us. 1324 01:00:54,667 --> 01:00:56,667 - Actually, I m kind of busy tonight. 1325 01:00:56,667 --> 01:00:58,625 I have to take a pass. 1326 01:00:58,625 --> 01:01:01,125 - Okay. 1327 01:01:01,125 --> 01:01:03,917 Maybe next time. 1328 01:01:07,917 --> 01:01:09,792 - Initial here, 1329 01:01:09,792 --> 01:01:12,208 and lastly, sign here. 1330 01:01:15,291 --> 01:01:17,875 That concludes the business portion of our night. 1331 01:01:17,875 --> 01:01:19,709 - When you said you wanted to take me out to celebrate 1332 01:01:19,709 --> 01:01:22,917 the contract, I did not expect all this. 1333 01:01:22,917 --> 01:01:24,125 - I told you, 1334 01:01:24,125 --> 01:01:26,125 at Pryce we treat you like family. 1335 01:01:26,125 --> 01:01:29,709 - This has to be the most intimate contract signing ever. 1336 01:01:29,709 --> 01:01:32,500 - I have to admit, I didn t think I d get you to sign again. 1337 01:01:32,500 --> 01:01:36,417 - I have to admit, me neither. 1338 01:01:36,417 --> 01:01:40,208 Why didn t you tell me about the letter? 1339 01:01:40,208 --> 01:01:42,333 - I don t know. 1340 01:01:42,333 --> 01:01:45,959 I was hurt, angry, and focused on myself. 1341 01:01:45,959 --> 01:01:48,959 By the time I realized how pigheaded I was being, 1342 01:01:48,959 --> 01:01:50,542 you moved on. 1343 01:01:50,542 --> 01:01:52,417 - I m not sure how much I moved on. 1344 01:01:52,417 --> 01:01:54,709 I think in a lot of ways, writing "Do I Say I Do?" 1345 01:01:54,709 --> 01:01:58,208 was my way of getting over you. 1346 01:01:58,208 --> 01:01:59,709 - I guess we both had things to figure out. 1347 01:01:59,709 --> 01:02:01,208 - Yeah. 1348 01:02:01,208 --> 01:02:03,291 - To second chances? 1349 01:02:17,000 --> 01:02:18,250 - Give it to me. 1350 01:02:22,375 --> 01:02:25,333 Yeah. 1351 01:02:25,333 --> 01:02:28,917 Let s do that. 1352 01:02:28,917 --> 01:02:30,041 Don t wait too long. 1353 01:02:30,041 --> 01:02:32,834 We don t want to flop this one, okay? 1354 01:02:32,834 --> 01:02:35,208 - Everything okay? 1355 01:02:35,208 --> 01:02:36,625 - Just work stuff. 1356 01:02:42,834 --> 01:02:44,125 - Did you get it? 1357 01:02:44,125 --> 01:02:45,458 Okay, keep trying. 1358 01:02:45,458 --> 01:02:47,750 We only have one shot. 1359 01:02:51,625 --> 01:02:54,667 That was the gardener. 1360 01:02:57,458 --> 01:02:59,250 both: I got to take this. 1361 01:03:06,709 --> 01:03:08,667 - I hope you re impressed. 1362 01:03:08,667 --> 01:03:11,041 I broke out the good fake dinner party china. 1363 01:03:11,041 --> 01:03:13,583 - Joke if you will, but a dinner party can be 1364 01:03:13,583 --> 01:03:16,917 a great metaphor for a successful marriage. 1365 01:03:23,750 --> 01:03:24,834 - Sorry, 1366 01:03:24,834 --> 01:03:27,959 didn t mean to snack on your metaphor. 1367 01:03:27,959 --> 01:03:30,417 You free for lunch today? 1368 01:03:30,417 --> 01:03:31,959 There s something I want to talk to you about. 1369 01:03:31,959 --> 01:03:34,917 - Yeah, there s something I want to talk to you about too. 1370 01:03:34,917 --> 01:03:36,166 - Oh, there you are. 1371 01:03:36,166 --> 01:03:38,834 Got a minute to go over some paperwork? 1372 01:03:38,834 --> 01:03:41,375 - Sure. 1373 01:03:41,375 --> 01:03:42,458 I ll be right back. 1374 01:03:51,458 --> 01:03:52,583 - All right. 1375 01:03:52,583 --> 01:03:55,166 I ll see you later. - See you. 1376 01:03:55,166 --> 01:03:56,333 - Hey. - Hey. 1377 01:03:56,333 --> 01:03:57,458 - A package came for you. 1378 01:03:57,458 --> 01:03:58,625 - Oh, yeah? 1379 01:03:58,625 --> 01:04:00,458 Oh, nice. 1380 01:04:00,458 --> 01:04:03,250 Now I can finally complete my work on my robot army. 1381 01:04:05,375 --> 01:04:07,291 - I wanted to tell you something. 1382 01:04:07,291 --> 01:04:09,458 - Yeah, me too, actually. 1383 01:04:09,458 --> 01:04:11,291 Whitney said she wants to go to Zoom-Con. 1384 01:04:11,291 --> 01:04:13,208 - She did? - Yeah, yeah. 1385 01:04:13,208 --> 01:04:14,959 It took a lot of persuading, 1386 01:04:14,959 --> 01:04:17,583 but I bought the ticket for me and Whitney last night, 1387 01:04:17,583 --> 01:04:20,166 so we could all go together. 1388 01:04:20,166 --> 01:04:22,417 - That s actually what I wanted to talk to you about. 1389 01:04:22,417 --> 01:04:26,375 My computer crashed last night when the tickets went on sale. 1390 01:04:26,375 --> 01:04:28,667 By the time I got it up and running, there were none left. 1391 01:04:28,667 --> 01:04:31,125 - So you re not going? 1392 01:04:31,125 --> 01:04:33,083 It won t be the same without you. 1393 01:04:33,083 --> 01:04:35,000 - Maybe next year? 1394 01:04:35,000 --> 01:04:38,250 - Okay. Um... 1395 01:04:54,625 --> 01:04:57,000 I cannot believe you got Jessica to sign. 1396 01:04:57,000 --> 01:04:59,333 I will never doubt your charms again. 1397 01:04:59,333 --> 01:05:01,125 You must have really worked some magic, huh? 1398 01:05:01,125 --> 01:05:02,625 - Something like that. 1399 01:05:02,625 --> 01:05:04,375 - Well, now that Jessica s locked in, 1400 01:05:04,375 --> 01:05:06,959 you just have to work that razzle-dazzle on Robert Vincent. 1401 01:05:06,959 --> 01:05:10,250 - Compared to him, Jessica s gonna look like a breeze. 1402 01:05:10,250 --> 01:05:11,709 At least I knew how to talk to her. 1403 01:05:11,709 --> 01:05:13,709 - Just give him the same dog-and-pony show 1404 01:05:13,709 --> 01:05:15,333 you used to coax Jessica. 1405 01:05:15,333 --> 01:05:20,291 The investors want both of them on board, or they re gonna walk. 1406 01:05:20,291 --> 01:05:21,291 - Jessica. 1407 01:05:21,291 --> 01:05:23,709 - I can t believe you. 1408 01:05:23,709 --> 01:05:26,542 - Jessica, wait. 1409 01:05:26,542 --> 01:05:27,750 - Was this all just a setup 1410 01:05:27,750 --> 01:05:29,208 to get me to agree to a new contract? 1411 01:05:29,208 --> 01:05:30,542 - Of course not. 1412 01:05:30,542 --> 01:05:32,458 - You never told me you needed me for the investors. 1413 01:05:32,458 --> 01:05:33,792 - I didn t think it was relevant. 1414 01:05:33,792 --> 01:05:35,041 - What about the resignation letter story? 1415 01:05:35,041 --> 01:05:36,375 Was that relevant? 1416 01:05:36,375 --> 01:05:37,375 - What are you talking about? 1417 01:05:37,375 --> 01:05:38,709 - Funny how after all these years, 1418 01:05:38,709 --> 01:05:39,792 suddenly it just came up 1419 01:05:39,792 --> 01:05:42,083 after I told you about the Browncroft offer. 1420 01:05:42,083 --> 01:05:44,208 Have you just been telling me all these things I want to hear 1421 01:05:44,208 --> 01:05:45,250 to get me to sign? 1422 01:05:45,250 --> 01:05:46,750 - How could you even think that? 1423 01:05:46,750 --> 01:05:48,417 - It s what you re doing with Robert Vincent, isn t it? 1424 01:05:48,417 --> 01:05:49,625 - That s different. - How? 1425 01:05:49,625 --> 01:05:51,083 You re pretending to feel a certain way 1426 01:05:51,083 --> 01:05:53,083 as a means to an end. 1427 01:05:53,083 --> 01:05:54,834 You know, the problem isn t that work is the thing 1428 01:05:54,834 --> 01:05:56,083 you care about most. 1429 01:05:56,083 --> 01:05:58,917 It s that it s the only thing you care about. 1430 01:06:04,667 --> 01:06:07,750 There has to be some way to get out of this contract. 1431 01:06:07,750 --> 01:06:09,709 - Not unless you signed with disappearing ink. 1432 01:06:09,709 --> 01:06:12,083 - Two more books with Mike, I cannot do that. 1433 01:06:12,083 --> 01:06:15,166 - Just breathe. 1434 01:06:15,166 --> 01:06:18,583 I m more concerned with you than the contract right now. 1435 01:06:18,583 --> 01:06:19,834 - I really thought he changed, 1436 01:06:19,834 --> 01:06:22,667 but it was all just to get me to sign a new contract. 1437 01:06:22,667 --> 01:06:24,625 - Are you sure about that? - Kim, I heard it. 1438 01:06:24,625 --> 01:06:27,166 He just needed me to get the investors on board. 1439 01:06:27,166 --> 01:06:28,834 - Come on, Jess. What did you expect him to say? 1440 01:06:28,834 --> 01:06:30,583 "I have a major deal in the works right now, 1441 01:06:30,583 --> 01:06:33,000 and the fate of the company rests in your hands?" 1442 01:06:33,000 --> 01:06:34,625 No pressure. 1443 01:06:34,625 --> 01:06:37,417 - Still, I shouldn t have let my guard down. 1444 01:06:39,834 --> 01:06:44,792 - You and Mike have always had your differences, 1445 01:06:44,792 --> 01:06:47,375 but I ve known you a long time, Jess. 1446 01:06:47,375 --> 01:06:52,333 For better or worse, he brings out the real you. 1447 01:06:52,333 --> 01:06:55,250 You gonna walk away from that? 1448 01:07:19,083 --> 01:07:20,166 - Hey, Kim. 1449 01:07:20,166 --> 01:07:22,333 - I want to call a truce. - Okay. 1450 01:07:22,333 --> 01:07:25,000 - Lunch tomorrow, Bon Mange Restaurant. 1451 01:07:25,000 --> 01:07:25,917 - See you there. 1452 01:07:29,917 --> 01:07:32,041 - Well, just got off the phone with Robert Vincent. 1453 01:07:32,041 --> 01:07:34,959 He s coming in the day after tomorrow. 1454 01:07:34,959 --> 01:07:37,834 - Good. - So what s the plan? 1455 01:07:41,458 --> 01:07:43,875 - Jessica and I found this photo of my father and Mr. Vincent 1456 01:07:43,875 --> 01:07:45,917 up at his cabin. 1457 01:07:45,917 --> 01:07:47,875 They used to hang out up there, 1458 01:07:47,875 --> 01:07:52,667 talk about books, give notes. 1459 01:07:52,667 --> 01:07:56,875 I would have done anything to be up there with them. 1460 01:07:56,875 --> 01:07:58,417 Anyway, talk about that, 1461 01:07:58,417 --> 01:08:00,041 get him to relive some of his glory days. 1462 01:08:00,041 --> 01:08:01,625 - Perfect. 1463 01:08:01,625 --> 01:08:03,458 Butter him up like toast, 1464 01:08:03,458 --> 01:08:04,875 and with Jessica on board, 1465 01:08:04,875 --> 01:08:07,583 he s the last piece of the puzzle. 1466 01:08:07,583 --> 01:08:09,667 - Maybe I should tell him what I really think. 1467 01:08:09,667 --> 01:08:11,208 - Whoa, what? 1468 01:08:11,208 --> 01:08:13,208 Mike, 1469 01:08:13,208 --> 01:08:15,208 do you want to make something of yourself? 1470 01:08:15,208 --> 01:08:16,500 Hmm? 1471 01:08:16,500 --> 01:08:18,959 Do you want to step out of your father s shadow? 1472 01:08:22,000 --> 01:08:25,041 Sometimes you have to make compromises. 1473 01:08:46,500 --> 01:08:49,417 - I wanted to return your "Star Angel" graphic novel. 1474 01:08:49,417 --> 01:08:50,500 It was really good. 1475 01:08:50,500 --> 01:08:51,709 - Oh, yeah. 1476 01:08:51,709 --> 01:08:53,000 I can bring in some more if you want. 1477 01:08:53,000 --> 01:08:54,875 I got some really great ones. 1478 01:08:54,875 --> 01:08:56,083 - No, thanks. 1479 01:08:56,083 --> 01:08:58,250 I m good for now. 1480 01:09:02,917 --> 01:09:05,750 - Ooh, she s hot. 1481 01:09:05,750 --> 01:09:07,041 Maybe I ll dress as her for Zoom-Con. 1482 01:09:07,041 --> 01:09:09,250 - Wait, you re gonna dress up for Zoom-Con? 1483 01:09:09,250 --> 01:09:12,083 - Yeah, when in Rome, right? 1484 01:09:12,083 --> 01:09:15,542 Besides, I don t want to lose you to some other cute girl. 1485 01:09:15,542 --> 01:09:17,291 - I should get back to work. 1486 01:09:17,291 --> 01:09:18,250 - Okay. 1487 01:09:30,458 --> 01:09:32,250 She s a really cool character. 1488 01:09:34,709 --> 01:09:35,709 - And here are your menus. 1489 01:09:35,709 --> 01:09:36,709 - Thank you. 1490 01:09:36,709 --> 01:09:39,291 - Sure. I ll be right back. 1491 01:09:43,291 --> 01:09:44,417 - Did you come alone? 1492 01:09:44,417 --> 01:09:46,792 - Yes. 1493 01:09:46,792 --> 01:09:48,709 - No weapons? 1494 01:09:55,750 --> 01:09:58,041 - What s this about? 1495 01:09:58,041 --> 01:10:00,041 - I have a proposal. 1496 01:10:05,667 --> 01:10:08,667 - So I told the wolf, "You re just a dog." 1497 01:10:10,125 --> 01:10:12,375 Oh. - I am such a goof. 1498 01:10:12,375 --> 01:10:15,208 - Please, this is nothing. 1499 01:10:15,208 --> 01:10:17,792 In high school, my super power was clumsiness. 1500 01:10:20,834 --> 01:10:22,625 - Come on, we re gonna be late. 1501 01:10:22,625 --> 01:10:23,625 - It s okay. I got it. - You sure? 1502 01:10:23,625 --> 01:10:24,834 - Yeah, thanks. 1503 01:10:24,834 --> 01:10:25,834 I got it from here. 1504 01:10:25,834 --> 01:10:27,083 - Okay. - Maybe. 1505 01:10:27,083 --> 01:10:29,166 - Yeah, she s got it. - Have a good night. 1506 01:10:29,166 --> 01:10:30,166 - Yeah, you too. 1507 01:10:30,166 --> 01:10:31,291 Good luck with that. 1508 01:11:14,458 --> 01:11:15,750 - I m heading out. 1509 01:11:15,750 --> 01:11:18,000 Are you gonna be here a while? 1510 01:11:18,000 --> 01:11:20,250 - Probably. 1511 01:11:20,250 --> 01:11:23,917 - So should I ask what happened with Jessica? 1512 01:11:27,083 --> 01:11:29,500 - She found out she was part of the deal 1513 01:11:29,500 --> 01:11:31,458 with the investors and thought that that was the reason 1514 01:11:31,458 --> 01:11:33,417 I was saying all the things that I said. 1515 01:11:33,417 --> 01:11:36,375 - Why would she think that? 1516 01:11:36,375 --> 01:11:39,625 - Cause it s what I m doing with Mr. Vincent. 1517 01:11:39,625 --> 01:11:41,750 She said I should be honest with Mr. Vincent, 1518 01:11:41,750 --> 01:11:43,792 but if I do that, 1519 01:11:43,792 --> 01:11:47,041 I ll lose him, and I ll lose the investors. 1520 01:11:47,041 --> 01:11:48,875 - So? 1521 01:11:48,875 --> 01:11:51,250 - It s my father s legacy. 1522 01:11:51,250 --> 01:11:54,250 - Your father s legacy is exactly the way he left it. 1523 01:11:54,250 --> 01:11:56,959 This is your company now. 1524 01:12:01,125 --> 01:12:03,375 Jessica said that Mr. Vincent needs to know 1525 01:12:03,375 --> 01:12:05,792 the company s in good hands. 1526 01:12:05,792 --> 01:12:08,750 But I don t know if it is anymore. 1527 01:12:08,750 --> 01:12:10,333 - Jessica didn t stay with us 1528 01:12:10,333 --> 01:12:12,458 because you tricked her into signing. 1529 01:12:12,458 --> 01:12:15,625 She signed because she knows you care about her, 1530 01:12:15,625 --> 01:12:16,959 about the company, 1531 01:12:16,959 --> 01:12:19,792 about everything your father built this company on. 1532 01:12:19,792 --> 01:12:23,041 So listen to her advice. 1533 01:12:23,041 --> 01:12:24,542 I ve read her stuff. 1534 01:12:24,542 --> 01:12:27,667 She is one smart cookie. 1535 01:12:58,667 --> 01:13:00,834 - I want to start today with an exercise. 1536 01:13:00,834 --> 01:13:04,208 I want each of you to make a list, 1537 01:13:04,208 --> 01:13:07,208 or if you prefer, we could practice our role reversals. 1538 01:13:08,333 --> 01:13:11,417 Jessica, 1539 01:13:11,417 --> 01:13:13,083 this isn t working. 1540 01:13:13,083 --> 01:13:15,166 I m-- pillow fights are fun, 1541 01:13:15,166 --> 01:13:17,542 but whenever we go home, we have the same issues. 1542 01:13:17,542 --> 01:13:19,542 I know that you re trying your best, 1543 01:13:19,542 --> 01:13:22,667 but at the end of the day, 1544 01:13:22,667 --> 01:13:25,041 we re just not on the same page. 1545 01:13:32,750 --> 01:13:34,875 - You know what? 1546 01:13:34,875 --> 01:13:38,041 Maybe you re not right for each other. 1547 01:13:38,041 --> 01:13:39,417 Since I ve been doing this, 1548 01:13:39,417 --> 01:13:42,041 I ve seen couples who can finish each other s sentences, 1549 01:13:42,041 --> 01:13:43,333 and they can t make it a year, 1550 01:13:43,333 --> 01:13:46,375 or couples who can argue about the color of the sky, 1551 01:13:46,375 --> 01:13:50,417 and they re celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. 1552 01:13:50,417 --> 01:13:52,750 The truth is compatibility can t be measured 1553 01:13:52,750 --> 01:13:55,250 by looking at two individuals, 1554 01:13:55,250 --> 01:13:59,667 but by seeing how those two people work as a couple. 1555 01:13:59,667 --> 01:14:02,875 You can do all the tests and exercises 1556 01:14:02,875 --> 01:14:05,583 and check all the boxes, 1557 01:14:05,583 --> 01:14:09,000 but only you can decide if the person sitting next to you 1558 01:14:09,000 --> 01:14:10,000 is the right one. 1559 01:14:15,333 --> 01:14:16,875 I ll hold your next session. 1560 01:14:16,875 --> 01:14:19,750 If you want to keep working at it, I ll see you then. 1561 01:14:22,083 --> 01:14:24,583 But if you can imagine a life without each other, 1562 01:14:24,583 --> 01:14:28,875 then there s really no point in going on. 1563 01:14:40,792 --> 01:14:41,917 Hi, Kim. 1564 01:14:41,917 --> 01:14:42,917 - What are you doing? 1565 01:14:42,917 --> 01:14:44,458 - Nothing. - Perfect. 1566 01:14:44,458 --> 01:14:46,750 Tony and I just ended our client war. 1567 01:14:46,750 --> 01:14:48,583 Why don t you come over and help us celebrate? 1568 01:14:48,583 --> 01:14:50,166 - That s great. Who won? 1569 01:14:50,166 --> 01:14:51,166 - Both of us. 1570 01:14:51,166 --> 01:14:53,709 We decided to split represent. 1571 01:14:53,709 --> 01:14:55,083 I m taking book sales, 1572 01:14:55,083 --> 01:14:57,208 and he s handling TV and movie deals. 1573 01:14:57,208 --> 01:14:58,792 - Congratulations, 1574 01:14:58,792 --> 01:15:00,875 but I don t really feel up for dinner. 1575 01:15:00,875 --> 01:15:03,208 - Just call me 1576 01:15:03,208 --> 01:15:05,083 if you change your mind. 1577 01:15:05,083 --> 01:15:07,000 We re here, okay? 1578 01:15:20,750 --> 01:15:22,834 - The great Robert Vincent. 1579 01:15:22,834 --> 01:15:25,125 Thanks for taking the time to see us. 1580 01:15:25,125 --> 01:15:26,709 - You re packing? 1581 01:15:26,709 --> 01:15:30,250 - Unpacking my father s books. 1582 01:15:30,250 --> 01:15:33,208 Figured they belonged up here. 1583 01:15:33,208 --> 01:15:36,166 - Okay, you have the floor. 1584 01:15:42,333 --> 01:15:43,875 - I want to read to you something that was written 1585 01:15:43,875 --> 01:15:45,291 about your first book, 1586 01:15:45,291 --> 01:15:47,500 "The Hay in the Needle Stack." 1587 01:15:50,291 --> 01:15:53,458 "Robert Vincent writes the way nature carves landscapes: 1588 01:15:53,458 --> 01:15:55,041 "beautiful, harsh, 1589 01:15:55,041 --> 01:15:57,583 "expansive, and all-consuming. 1590 01:15:57,583 --> 01:16:00,917 "His narratives aren t just engaging, they re enlightening. 1591 01:16:00,917 --> 01:16:03,500 "In his words are truth, 1592 01:16:03,500 --> 01:16:05,083 "a truth you can t always face, 1593 01:16:05,083 --> 01:16:08,375 but you can never deny." 1594 01:16:08,375 --> 01:16:09,667 - I don t remember that review. 1595 01:16:09,667 --> 01:16:11,542 Is that from the "Times"? 1596 01:16:11,542 --> 01:16:14,166 - It s a book report I wrote about you. 1597 01:16:14,166 --> 01:16:17,709 I was 13. 1598 01:16:17,709 --> 01:16:21,333 My father and I have a complicated relationship. 1599 01:16:21,333 --> 01:16:23,166 He wasn t good at sharing his feelings, 1600 01:16:23,166 --> 01:16:26,709 but what he did share was his love of literature, 1601 01:16:26,709 --> 01:16:28,834 which is why I can t release your book. 1602 01:16:28,834 --> 01:16:31,000 - I beg your pardon? 1603 01:16:31,000 --> 01:16:32,000 - It s not good. 1604 01:16:33,125 --> 01:16:34,208 I think what Mike is trying to say is-- 1605 01:16:34,208 --> 01:16:36,208 - My father s legacy was literature. 1606 01:16:36,208 --> 01:16:38,291 It s the only thing I have left of him. 1607 01:16:38,291 --> 01:16:39,500 He wouldn t put it out, 1608 01:16:39,500 --> 01:16:42,250 and I can t tarnish his name by releasing it. 1609 01:16:42,250 --> 01:16:44,500 I took the liberty of writing up some notes. 1610 01:16:44,500 --> 01:16:45,834 I think it could be great. 1611 01:16:45,834 --> 01:16:48,166 It just needs some guidance. 1612 01:16:55,375 --> 01:16:57,792 Thanks for taking the time. 1613 01:16:57,792 --> 01:17:00,959 I honestly hope you ll choose to remain a member of this family. 1614 01:17:05,875 --> 01:17:08,750 Hannah, 1615 01:17:08,750 --> 01:17:10,041 I need you to do something for me. 1616 01:17:20,375 --> 01:17:21,583 - Sorry we re late. 1617 01:17:21,583 --> 01:17:22,709 - That s okay. 1618 01:17:22,709 --> 01:17:26,166 - We tried to imagine a life without each other. 1619 01:17:26,166 --> 01:17:29,041 We couldn t do it. 1620 01:17:29,041 --> 01:17:31,959 - So we re willing to do whatever it takes, 1621 01:17:31,959 --> 01:17:34,583 lists and all. 1622 01:17:34,583 --> 01:17:36,583 - Come in. 1623 01:17:41,959 --> 01:17:44,083 - So that was your idea of buttering him up? 1624 01:17:44,083 --> 01:17:45,458 - I want to be proud of the work we do, 1625 01:17:45,458 --> 01:17:46,667 not just successful at it. 1626 01:17:46,667 --> 01:17:48,583 - Well, I want to work with writers who make us money. 1627 01:17:48,583 --> 01:17:50,250 You re gonna blow this deal with the investors. 1628 01:17:50,250 --> 01:17:53,667 - My company, my decision. 1629 01:17:53,667 --> 01:17:54,667 - Mike... 1630 01:17:58,375 --> 01:18:01,583 Look, maybe I can salvage this deal. 1631 01:18:01,583 --> 01:18:05,625 At least we still have Jessica. 1632 01:18:05,625 --> 01:18:08,667 - Funny you should mention that. 1633 01:18:10,458 --> 01:18:12,125 - That was really good work today. 1634 01:18:12,125 --> 01:18:14,041 I will see you next week. 1635 01:18:14,041 --> 01:18:15,750 - Bye. - Bye. 1636 01:18:15,750 --> 01:18:17,750 Hannah, what are you doing here? 1637 01:18:17,750 --> 01:18:18,834 - Hey. 1638 01:18:18,834 --> 01:18:20,333 Mike asked me to drop off some paperwork. 1639 01:18:20,333 --> 01:18:22,500 - Too busy to drop it off himself? 1640 01:18:22,500 --> 01:18:23,625 - Kind of. 1641 01:18:23,625 --> 01:18:25,125 He s meeting with Robert Vincent, 1642 01:18:25,125 --> 01:18:27,417 telling him what he really thinks about his book. 1643 01:18:27,417 --> 01:18:28,542 - Really? 1644 01:18:28,542 --> 01:18:29,750 - Yeah. 1645 01:18:29,750 --> 01:18:32,583 He took some advice from an old friend. 1646 01:18:32,583 --> 01:18:35,417 Look, I know Mike cared about losing the investors, 1647 01:18:35,417 --> 01:18:38,000 but I think what he really cared about was losing you. 1648 01:18:40,667 --> 01:18:43,000 - Thanks. 1649 01:18:49,417 --> 01:18:50,667 - I know. 1650 01:18:50,667 --> 01:18:52,667 Mike called, and he told me 1651 01:18:52,667 --> 01:18:54,417 that he was letting you out of the contract. 1652 01:18:54,417 --> 01:18:55,500 - Why would he do that? 1653 01:18:55,500 --> 01:18:57,542 He needed to keep me for the investors. 1654 01:18:57,542 --> 01:18:59,625 - Well, I spoke with the Browncroft people, 1655 01:18:59,625 --> 01:19:03,625 and they still want to offer you the same deal. 1656 01:19:03,625 --> 01:19:04,959 - Okay. 1657 01:19:04,959 --> 01:19:09,375 - That is, if you still want it. 1658 01:19:09,375 --> 01:19:12,291 - I m not sure what I want anymore. 1659 01:19:15,709 --> 01:19:17,500 - Mr. Vincent. - Don t get up. 1660 01:19:23,667 --> 01:19:24,875 You were right. 1661 01:19:24,875 --> 01:19:28,125 The book s no good. 1662 01:19:28,125 --> 01:19:30,542 I knew it, 1663 01:19:30,542 --> 01:19:33,291 and you knew it too. 1664 01:19:33,291 --> 01:19:35,667 - Mr. Vincent, I think you re a brilliant author. 1665 01:19:35,667 --> 01:19:38,834 - Now, look, an author s world is insulated. 1666 01:19:38,834 --> 01:19:40,417 We re fiercely protective of our work, 1667 01:19:40,417 --> 01:19:42,583 yet we need an outside voice to give us perspective. 1668 01:19:45,834 --> 01:19:49,250 I read your notes. 1669 01:19:49,250 --> 01:19:52,125 I m impressed. 1670 01:19:52,125 --> 01:19:54,750 The only other person that gave me feedback like this 1671 01:19:54,750 --> 01:19:57,291 was your father, and I thought I d lost that. 1672 01:20:00,041 --> 01:20:02,208 - Thank you. 1673 01:20:02,208 --> 01:20:05,417 - Well, the company is... changing, 1674 01:20:05,417 --> 01:20:08,583 that s for sure. 1675 01:20:08,583 --> 01:20:10,834 Maybe it s just growing up. 1676 01:20:13,667 --> 01:20:18,291 Your father would be proud. 1677 01:20:18,291 --> 01:20:21,959 - Unfortunately, we ll never know. 1678 01:20:21,959 --> 01:20:25,959 - I do. 1679 01:20:25,959 --> 01:20:29,875 You have more in common than you think. 1680 01:20:29,875 --> 01:20:32,208 By the way, 1681 01:20:32,208 --> 01:20:35,041 your father called me Robert. 1682 01:21:10,208 --> 01:21:11,959 - What do you think? 1683 01:21:11,959 --> 01:21:12,875 - Oh. 1684 01:21:14,875 --> 01:21:15,875 Wow. 1685 01:21:15,875 --> 01:21:17,709 - Thanks. 1686 01:21:17,709 --> 01:21:20,834 Hey, how long is this Zoom-Con thing? 1687 01:21:20,834 --> 01:21:22,625 Because I told some friends we d meet up with them later 1688 01:21:22,625 --> 01:21:24,083 and go dancing. 1689 01:21:24,083 --> 01:21:25,875 We can dip out early, right? 1690 01:21:29,125 --> 01:21:31,208 - I think we need to talk. 1691 01:21:34,667 --> 01:21:36,875 Look, 1692 01:21:36,875 --> 01:21:39,250 I can t even believe that I got the chance 1693 01:21:39,250 --> 01:21:41,750 to go out with you. 1694 01:21:41,750 --> 01:21:44,917 I mean, you re beautiful, and you re smart, 1695 01:21:44,917 --> 01:21:47,083 but... 1696 01:21:47,083 --> 01:21:50,291 I changed myself a lot to be with you, 1697 01:21:50,291 --> 01:21:54,125 and you changed yourself to be with me, 1698 01:21:54,125 --> 01:21:57,250 and I think as much as we want to be with each other, 1699 01:21:57,250 --> 01:22:01,000 I think we ve got to be true to ourselves. 1700 01:22:01,000 --> 01:22:02,667 - Are you breaking up with me? 1701 01:22:09,583 --> 01:22:11,208 Hannah must be pretty special. 1702 01:22:11,208 --> 01:22:13,542 - You both are. 1703 01:22:33,417 --> 01:22:35,542 Hey. 1704 01:22:35,542 --> 01:22:37,583 - Hey. 1705 01:22:37,583 --> 01:22:41,875 - So I ve got an extra ticket for Zoom-Con. 1706 01:22:41,875 --> 01:22:43,417 Got any plans tonight? 1707 01:22:43,417 --> 01:22:46,792 - What about Whitney? 1708 01:22:46,792 --> 01:22:48,709 - We broke up. 1709 01:22:48,709 --> 01:22:50,834 It was bound to happen. 1710 01:22:50,834 --> 01:22:53,500 I can t be with a girl who can t quote "Astro Fleet." 1711 01:22:55,500 --> 01:22:57,291 But you did it. 1712 01:22:57,291 --> 01:22:58,834 Tonight s the night. 1713 01:22:58,834 --> 01:23:00,083 You got the girl. 1714 01:23:03,083 --> 01:23:05,166 - Just... 1715 01:23:05,166 --> 01:23:06,834 not the one I wanted. 1716 01:23:13,083 --> 01:23:16,291 - Careful, you re gonna make Whitney jealous. 1717 01:23:17,875 --> 01:23:19,542 - She ll be fine. 1718 01:23:25,291 --> 01:23:27,792 - Oh, you re dead. 1719 01:23:30,709 --> 01:23:32,917 Stop! 1720 01:23:32,917 --> 01:23:34,333 Stop it! 1721 01:23:34,333 --> 01:23:37,125 Hey, hey! 1722 01:23:38,500 --> 01:23:39,500 Stop! 1723 01:23:39,500 --> 01:23:41,375 Why are you- 1724 01:23:42,959 --> 01:23:44,917 You re gonna ruin the food. 1725 01:23:57,709 --> 01:23:59,458 - Hi. 1726 01:23:59,458 --> 01:24:00,917 - What are you doing here? 1727 01:24:00,917 --> 01:24:04,709 - I wanted to tell you to hold off on publishing the book. 1728 01:24:04,709 --> 01:24:08,000 - What? 1729 01:24:08,000 --> 01:24:11,458 - It s missing a step. 1730 01:24:11,458 --> 01:24:14,333 - What step would that be? 1731 01:24:14,333 --> 01:24:17,583 - After all the checklists and compatibility tests, 1732 01:24:17,583 --> 01:24:20,041 you have to ask yourself if this is what your heart wants. 1733 01:24:23,917 --> 01:24:25,875 And then... 1734 01:24:25,875 --> 01:24:28,375 trust what it says. 1735 01:24:31,208 --> 01:24:33,250 - You didn t sign with Browncroft? 1736 01:24:33,250 --> 01:24:34,792 - It wouldn t have been a good match. 1737 01:24:38,667 --> 01:24:40,875 - If you re still under contract, 1738 01:24:40,875 --> 01:24:44,083 you know that means we re gonna have to do more videos. 1739 01:24:44,083 --> 01:24:45,834 - Good thing we re compatible. 1740 01:24:48,083 --> 01:24:52,208 I have some ideas for the next book. 1741 01:24:52,208 --> 01:24:53,458 - Well, as your publisher, 1742 01:24:53,458 --> 01:24:56,208 I d be very interested in hearing them. 1743 01:24:56,208 --> 01:24:59,083 - We could discuss them over dinner tonight. 1744 01:24:59,083 --> 01:25:02,208 - Do you ever stop thinking about work?